Laundry Assistant - every other weekend - 7.5 hour

Prime Life Ltd; Brough; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent hourly pay (£12.96–£13.32)

Fully funded DBS

Holiday pay

Refer a Friend scheme (up to £250)

Job summary

Prime Life Ltd is seeking a dedicated Laundry Assistant for Westerlands Care Village in Brough to help provide dignified care for residents.

You will handle resident clothing and linen to a high standard, follow infection control procedures, maintain a clean laundry area, and support the care team. Training is provided; prior experience is desirable but not essential. Benefits include excellent hourly pay, fully funded DBS, holiday pay, and Refer a Friend scheme.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and desire to help residents.
• Prior Laundry Assistant experience is desirable but not essential; full training provided.
• Understanding of dementia is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Process residents' clothing and household laundry to a high standard.
• Follow infection control procedures and ensure items are cleaned correctly.
• Iron/press personal clothing and linen to a high standard; report repairs.
• Maintain cleanliness and stock levels in the laundry and linen cupboards.

Skills

Patient

Caring

Job description

Make a difference every day and give back to your community!

This role will be based atWesterlandsCare Village, in Brough. The home has been specially designed to cater tothe everyneed of 83 residents, living with a range of age-related conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions, and as such require dignified support from our caring team. Additionally, some of our residents live with Dementia. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities.

Benefits of becoming our Laundry Assistant:

In return for your commitment to ensuring a quality service provision for our residents, we can offer range of excellent benefits including;

• Excellent hourly pay ranging from £12.96to £13.32dependent upon qualification
• Opportunities to learn and progress with the support of our dedicated Quality Matters team
• Fully funded DBS
• Comprehensive Holiday Pay scheme that rewards you for your commitment to care
• Fantastic Refer a Friend scheme, offering up to £250 per successful candidate!

Responsibilities of our Laundry Assistant include:

• Processing residents personal clothing and household laundry to a high standard within the laundry service
• Ensuring that any items that require thermal disinfection are processed correctly and that infection control procedures are strictly adhered to
• Ensuring that all items of personal and household laundry are ironed/pressed to a high standardEnsuring that all items of personal clothing and household linen are in a good state of repair and to bring to the attention of the Hotel Services Manager/Care Home Manager when they are not
• Maintaining all areas of the laundry, equipment and linen cupboards in a clean, tidy and hygienic condition, ensuring stock levels are adequate
• Remaining professional and courteous at all times with residents, colleagues, external professionals, family members and visitors to the home
• Following any health & safety procedures required of you and to ensure that any health and safety risks are reported to the Manager immediately
• Any other reasonable duties, as requested by your Manager, to meet the changing needs of the business

What we’re looking for in our Laundry Assistant:

To be successful within this role, you will have a genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for our residents. Though prior experience as a Laundry Assistant is desirable, this is not essential as full training is provided. Typically, our residents live with age related conditions, life-limiting health conditions and physical disabilities that require dignified support from our care team. It is essential that candidates for this role are therefore patient, understanding and respectful of our resident’s individual abilities. Additionally, many of our residents live with dementia and as such an understanding of dementia would be beneficial.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our Laundry Assistant.