Laundry Assistant - Part Time Weekends

PrimeLife Ltd; Wigston; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded DBS

Holiday Pay scheme

Refer a Friend scheme

Job summary

PrimeLife Ltd is seeking a Laundry Assistant for Holmes House in South Wigston, Leicestershire. The role focuses on delivering high-quality laundry services for residents living with various needs, with emphasis on dignity and respectful care.

Candidate should be patient and caring; prior Laundry experience is welcome, but full training is provided. Dementia awareness is beneficial and a supportive team environment is offered.

Qualifications

• Genuine caring nature with a desire to help residents.
• Full training provided if prior Laundry Assistant experience is not essential.
• Experience with dementia is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Processing residents' personal clothing and household laundry to a high standard within the laundry service.
• Ensuring items requiring thermal disinfection are processed correctly and infection control procedures are observed.
• Ironing/pressing of personal clothing and household linen to a high standard.
• 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 with residents, colleagues, external professionals, family members and visitors.
• Following health & safety procedures and reporting risks to the Manager.
• Carrying out other reasonable duties as requested to meet business needs.

Skills

Patient

Care-focused

Attention to infection control

Team player

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

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 £12.96 to £13.32 dependent 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 & 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. Typical, 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