Laundry Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; Bedlington; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free learning

Profit sharing

Discounts

Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited is seeking a Laundry Assistant to help ensure residents receive quality care in a caring environment. You will handle laundry tasks—sorting, washing, drying, ironing—and play a part in maintaining the home’s comfortable ambiance.

You will need a personable approach, practical skills, and reliability. The role offers training to help you thrive and make a positive difference for residents and colleagues alike.

Qualifications

• Personable approach and good practical skills are essential.
• Reliable and committed to delivering a high-quality laundry service.
• Willingness to learn and thrive with training provided.

Responsibilities

• Sort, wash, dry, and iron resident clothing and linens.
• Maintain cleanliness and organisation of laundry facilities.
• Contribute to the overall look and feel of the home through well-presented laundry.
• Support residents by ensuring fresh, comfortable linens and clothing.
• Assist with other duties as needed to keep the home running smoothly.

Skills

Personable approach

Practical skills

Reliability

Positive residents care

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Laundry Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to make sure our residents receive quality care and support in the best possible surroundings. By making sure each resident has clean clothing and bedding, you'll be playing your own part in helping everyone to feel comfortable and at home. The role of Laundry Assistant involves sorting, washing, drying, ironing and contributing to the overall look and feel of the home. It's a great way to get a sense of what it takes to keep everything running smoothly in our homes and it could open up other opportunities as you develop.

ABOUT YOU

To join us as a Laundry Assistant you'll need a personable approach, good practical skills and determination to provide an exceptional laundry service. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and committed to making a positive difference to our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGE

As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

• Free learning and development
• Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
• A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
• Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.