Laundry Assistant - Part Time Weekends

Prime Life; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent hourly pay £12.96–£13.32

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend scheme up to £250

Job summary

Prime Life's Holmes House in South Wigston, Leicestershire, is seeking a Laundry Assistant to deliver high-quality laundry services for residents with learning disabilities, sensory impairments and mental health needs. You will uphold infection control and dignity in all tasks.

You will process personal clothing and household laundry, iron/press items, and maintain a clean, tidy laundry area while supporting the care team and residents with respect and professionalism.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature and a desire to make a real difference for residents.
• willingness to learn; full training provided.
• Ability to be patient, understanding and respectful of residents’ needs.

Responsibilities

• Process residents' personal clothing and household laundry to a high standard.
• Ensure items requiring thermal disinfection are processed correctly and infection control is observed.
• Iron/press items to a high standard and keep laundry areas clean and tidy.
• Monitor items for wear and report to the Care Home Manager when needed.
• Maintain stock levels and work professionally with residents, colleagues and visitors.
• Follow health and safety procedures and report risks to the Manager.

Skills

Caring nature

Patience

Infection control awareness

Tools

Laundry equipment handling

Job description

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

This role will be based at Holmes House in South Wigston, Leicestershire. The home has been specially designed to cater to the every need of 78 residents, living with a range of learning disabilities, sensory impairments 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.