Laundry Aide

Faculty Student Association at SBU; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Faculty Student Association at SBU is seeking a part-time Laundry Aide to handle laundry services for residents, ensuring items are correctly labeled and returned. The role emphasizes quality customer service and maintaining a clean, sanitary laundry space.

The position is temporary and requires weekend and holiday work; the candidate should be able to read and speak English, follow instructions, and pass a background check. Evening shifts may be required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Must read, write, speak English and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Ability to meet travel requirements and pass background check.
• Flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Perform closet audits to ensure correct name on clothing.
• Sort, wash, and dry personal clothing per procedures.
• Fold, count, and stack clothing per procedures.
• Distribute clean clothing to residents.
• Transport supplies to storage and collection areas.
• Provide quality customer service with attention to detail.
• Inspect clothing for wear and arrange replacements from donations.
• Label and inventory new residents' clothing.
• Notify missing items and locate per procedure.
• Keep laundry rooms clean, orderly, and sanitary.
• Adhere to dress code and time/attendance policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor.
• Lifts 20–50 lbs as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Reading & writing English

Follow instructions

Flexible hours

Evenings & weekends availability

Travel requirements

Background check compliance

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position Summary:

The Laundry Aide is responsible for performing laundry services, including cleaning, washing, folding, and distributing personal clothing to residents. The laundry aide must ensure all items are handled with care and returned to the correct resident, while maintaining a clean and sanitary laundry room environment.

Position Details:

• TEMPORARY POSITION
• PART TIME, 3 DAYS PER WEEK
• WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS REQUIRED

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Excellent customer service skills
• Must be able to read, write, and speak English, follow written and verbal instructions, and complete simple computational skills
• Ability to meet travel requirements associated with this position
• Ability to meet acceptable background check standards
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Related experience preferred.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Perform closet audits, ensuring that residents' closets have the correct name on the clothing and that the closet is organized.
• Properly sorts, washes and dries personal clothing following the approved laundry procedures.
• Folds, counts, and stacks personal clothing following approved laundry procedures.
• Collects soiled personal clothing and distributes clean personal clothing.
• Transports supplies, including clean and soiled personal clothing, to the appropriate storage and collection areas.
• Provides quality customer service by providing one-on-one attention to detail.
• Routinely inspects personal clothing for wear and tear, identifies worn and torn personal items, and provides replacement items from donations.
• Label and conduct inventory on new residents’ clothing and current residents' new items.
• Receive notifications of missing items and attempt to locate them as per procedure.
• Maintains the commercial and residential laundry rooms clean, orderly, and sanitary.
• Adhere to organization and department dress codes and time/attendance policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
• Essential Physical Requirements*:Typically lifts 20 to 50 lbs.