Laundry Assistant (Part time)

Bupa UK; Southampton; On-site; GBP 18,322 - 19,699; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare support

Annual health allowance

Early access to wages

28 days holiday

Sick pay scheme

Long service rewards

Free meals on shift

Interest-free travel loans

Bupa pension plans

Parental leave schemes

Menopause Plan

Gym discounts

Job summary

Bupa UK is seeking a part-time Laundry Assistant for Maypole Care Home in Southampton. You will be responsible for maintaining high standards of laundry, ensuring residents look and feel great by washing, drying, ironing, and repairing clothing.

This role comes with numerous benefits, including free healthcare support, early access to wages, holiday allowance, and sick pay. Bupa values its employees and offers a supportive work environment focused on delivering excellent care to residents.

Qualifications

• Pride in ensuring work is completed to a high standard.
• Comfortable multitasking and working with other teams.
• Organized in maintaining a clean environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of laundry within the home.
• Wash, dry, iron, and repair items of clothing.
• Maintain linen stocks and report issues to the Senior Housekeeper.

Skills

High standards of laundry

Multitasking

Organizational skills

Job description

Job Description

Laundry Assistant (Part time)

Maypole Care Home, 99 Lower Northam Road, Hedge End, Southampton SO30 4FS

£13.30 - £14.30 (Depending on experience) 22 Hour Contract

We make health happen

Here at Bupa, we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person‑centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives. Our Laundry Assistants have a passion for keeping things clean and a heart for helping others. They believe that a clean and comfortable environment is essential for the well‑being of our residents. Our care home is more than just a place to live; it's a community where every detail matters, and every team member makes a difference.

Responsibilities

• Always maintaining high standards of laundry within our home.
• Keeping our resident’s looking and feeling great; you will be responsible for washing, drying, ironing and repairing items of clothing as needed.
• Maintaining linen stocks for day to day use around the home, you’ll raise any issues to the Senior Housekeeper as you go.

Key Skills / Qualifications Needed For This Role

You take pride in ensuring your work is always completed to a high standard and can maintain an organised environment. Often managing multiple requests at once, you’ll be comfortable multitasking and where necessary working with other teams to ensure our residents are kept happy in their home.

Benefits

• My Healthcare – Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health‑related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
• Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
• Wagestream – Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
• 28 days holiday
• We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
• Long service – For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
• Free meal on every shift
• Interest‑free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
• We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
• Parental leave – We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co‑parents – find out more on our career site
• Menopause Plan – Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
• Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and is not included under the UK's Points Based Immigration System for sponsorship by an employer.

Time Type

Full time

Job Area

Locations: Maypole