Laundry Aide part time

Covenant Living Communities and Services; Cromwell (CT); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

PTO & holidays

403(b) with employer match

Job summary

Covenant Living Communities and Services is seeking a Laundry Aide to pick up, sort, launder, and redistribute residents' personal laundry. The role ensures proper labeling and distribution of items to be laundered by outside services and returned to residents.

Responsibilities include receiving items from nursing staff, washing at proper temperatures, and coordinating with housekeepers when needed. A strong customer service approach is essential for this elderly care setting.

Qualifications

• One year of high school education.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written in English.
• Previous housekeeping or laundry experience.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to organize routine schedule and duties to complete each day’s responsibilities.
• Be able to make independent decisions in the absence of supervisor.
• An interest in and desire to work with older adults.

Responsibilities

• Pick up, sort, launder, and redistribute personal laundry for residents.
• Label items for laundering and ensure proper distribution to residents.
• Receive items from nursing personnel for laundering and coordinate with outside services for dry cleaning.
• Wash laundry at proper temperatures with appropriate detergents; operate washing machines and dryers.
• Sort and distribute laundered items to resident rooms and storage areas; return items to residents.

Education

High school education

Job description

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The purpose of this position is to pick up, sort, launder, and redistribute personal laundry for assigned residents. This position ensures the proper labeling and distribution of personal items to be laundered and dry cleaned by outside services and the redistribution of such items.

• Collect soiled resident clothing from resident rooms and from the utility rooms,

and receive other items from nursing personnel for laundering.

• Separate items to be laundered and dry-cleaned by outside services, checking clothing and

marking with name tags as needed. Check returned laundry and distribute to residents.

• Wash laundry at proper temperatures with proper kinds and amounts of detergents and

other cleaning chemicals. Operate washing machine and dryer in laundry process.

• Advise supervisor of items that are worn out or unusable, so family can be notified.
• Launder posies, sheepskins, light bedspreads or other resident belongings as needed.
• Sort and distribute laundered items to resident rooms and storage areas as appropriate.
• Collect soiled hand towels from resident rooms and distribute clean towels.
• Advise supervisor of laundry supply needs.
• Assist in distribution of house linens from linen service as needed.
• Be familiar with duties and responsibilities of housekeeper position in order to fill in if

needed.

Requirements:

1. One year high school education.
2. Good interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written in English.
3. Previous housekeeping or laundry experience.
4. Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
5. Ability to organize routine schedule and duties to complete each day’s responsibilities.
6. Be able to make independent decisions in the absence of supervisor.
7. An interest in and desire to work with older adults.

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Compensation Pay Range:

$16.94 - $18.91 per hour

Reasonable Pay Estimate

A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $16.94 - $18.91 per hour. There are numerous factors taken into consideration in determining the actual offered rate of pay, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, experience, skills, education, geographic location, and consideration of internal and external equity.

For full time employees, we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Paid Time Off (PTO) & six paid holidays
• 403(b) with a 3% employer match
• Fitness center use at most facilities.
• Various voluntary benefits:
• • Life, AD&D
  • Tuition assistance and scholarships
  • Employee assistance program
  • Legal services, home/auto insurance, discount purchasing program
  • Pet Insurance

For more information about Covenant Living and CovenantCare at Home, please visit www.covliving.org or www.covenantcareathome.org.

Covenant Living and CovenantCare Home Health and Hospice are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.