Laundry Assistant - Care Home

NHS; Woking; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care home provider as a Laundry Assistant, ensuring residents have clean clothing and bedding. You'll play a vital role in making a positive difference in their comfort and well-being, all while receiving comprehensive training and support in a rewarding work environment.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Automatic enrolment into profit share scheme

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Unlimited Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications required.
• Previous experience in similar role is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Sort, wash, dry, and iron laundry to maintain residents' comfort.
• Contribute to the overall look and feel of the care home.

Skills

Attention to detail

Practical skills

Personable approach

Education

Previous experience in similar role

Job description

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's largest care home providers, with over 200 care homes across the country. They are committed to providing high-quality care and support to their residents, and offer a range of benefits to their employees.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUTo 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 PACKAGEAs 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required, but previous experience in a similar role would be an advantage.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.