Laundry Assistant - Part Time 24.5 hours

Prime Life; Skegness; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

Prime Life at Seacroft Court in Skegness is seeking a Laundry Assistant to support residents with dignity and care. You will handle personal clothing and household laundry to high standards, follow infection control procedures, and maintain a clean, organized laundry area.

Training is provided and DBS is fully funded to support your role within the care home environment. This role emphasizes patience, respect for residents’ abilities, and a commitment to quality of service in a seaside community

Qualifications

• Must have genuine caring nature and desire to make a real difference for residents.
• Full training provided for the role.
• Dementia understanding would be beneficial for residents.

Responsibilities

• Process residents' personal clothing and household laundry to a high standard.
• Ensure items requiring thermal disinfection are processed and infection control followed.
• Iron/press all personal clothing and linen to a high standard.
• Check garments and linen are in good repair and flag issues to the Hotel Services Manager/Care Home Manager.
• Maintain all laundry areas, equipment and linen cupboards in a clean, tidy and hygienic condition and manage stock levels.
• Remain professional and courteous with residents, colleagues, external professionals, families and visitors.
• Follow health and safety procedures and report risks to the Manager.
• Perform other reasonable duties as required by the Manager.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Dementia awareness

Job description

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

This role will be based at Seacroft Court in the seaside town of Skegness. The home is dually registered to provide both nursing and residential care, and has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 49 residents. Typically, residents within the home are living with a range of age-related health conditions, physical disabilities and mental health conditions that require dignified support from our caring team. 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:

• 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 standard
• Ensuring 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.