Laundry Assistant

Brookdale Senior Living; Westlake (TX); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in senior living is seeking dedicated individuals to join their team. This role focuses on maintaining cleanliness and safety within the laundry department, ensuring that residents receive the highest quality of service. With opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment, you can grow your career while making a positive impact on the lives of others. Enjoy a range of benefits including health insurance, paid time off, and employee discounts. Join a workplace recognized for its commitment to diversity and employee well-being, and help us make lives better, including your own.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k)

Employee discounts

Referral program

Tuition reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; related experience preferred.
• Basic technical skills and ability to follow instructions are essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform laundry duties ensuring cleanliness and safety standards.
• Maintain a clean work area and manage laundry supplies.
• Report equipment issues and attend required training.

Skills

Basic technical skills

Ability to follow instructions

Basic problem-solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Job Details

Join the Brookdale Westlake Village team today!

• We are a 350 unit continuing care retirement community, or CCRC, which means we have Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care and Skilled Nursing all on one campus. We are situated on 23 acres of sprawling beautiful property with a standalone memory care surrounded by water.
• Convenient transportation on the bus-line with a pick up and drop off location directly across the street.
• Monthly Associate Engagement
• Jeans Day Fridays!

Overview

Recognized by Newsweek in 2024 and 2025 as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity

Make Lives Better Including Your Own. If you want to work in an environment where you can become your best possible self, join us! You’ll earn more than a paycheck; you can find opportunities to grow your career through professional development, as well as ongoing programs catered to your overall health and wellness. Full suite of health insurance, life insurance and retirement plans are available and vary by employment status.

Part and Full Time Benefits Eligibility

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Associate assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Referral program
• Early access to earned wages for hourly associates (outside of CA)
• Optional voluntary benefits including ID theft protection and pet insurance

Full Time Only Benefits Eligibility

• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Company provided life insurance
• Adoption benefit
• Disability (short and long term)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Account
• Optional life and dependent life insurance
• Optional voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity Insurance, and legal plan
• Tuition reimbursement

Base pay in range will be determined by applicant’s skills and experience. Role is also eligible for team based bonus opportunities. Temporary associates are not benefits eligible but may participate in the company’s 401(k) program.

Veterans, transitioning active duty military personnel, and military spouses are encouraged to apply. To support our associates in their journey to become a U.S. citizen, Brookdale offers to advance fees for naturalization (Form N-400) application costs, up to $725, less applicable taxes and withholding, for qualified associates who have been with us for at least a year.

The application window is anticipated to close within 30 days of the date of the posting.

Responsibilities

Performs the day-to-day activities of the Laundry Department in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards/regulations and company policies. Ensures the facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner and that an adequate supply of linens is on hand at all times to meet the needs of the residents.

• Responsible for all assigned laundry duties, including dining room linens. Collects and sorts soiled laundry, linens, and garments and places them in appropriate containers or assigned areas. Separates items that require special stain removal/treatment. Washes items in accordance with established procedures. Folds, counts, stacks, hangs, and distributes clean laundry, linens, and garments, etc. in accordance with established procedures.
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area. May be required to clean floors, including sweeping, dusting and damp/wet mopping. Keeps walls and ceilings clean by washing, wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, disinfecting, deodorizing, etc. Removes dirt, dust, grease, film, etc. from equipment and other surfaces, using proper cleaning and disinfecting solutions. Discards waste/trash in proper containers.
• Uses equipment and cleaning chemicals properly and safely in accordance with department guidelines.
• Monitors laundry supplies and reports inventory levels to supervisor.
• Reports any equipment irregularities and malfunctions to supervisor.
• Attends all required training, in-services, and staff meetings.
• Strives to maintain a safe working environment through the prevention of accidents, the preservation of equipment, and the achievement of safe working practices.

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. An associate should perform all duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.

Qualifications

Education and Experience High school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) required; or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certifications, Licenses, and Other Special Requirements None

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Standing
• Requires interaction with co-workers, residents or vendors
• Walking
• Sitting
• Use hands and fingers to handle or feel
• Reach with hands and arms
• Possible exposure to communicable diseases and infections
• Climb or balance
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Talk or hear
• Taste or smell
• Exposure to latex
• Ability to lift: Up to 50 pounds
• Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens
• Possible exposure to various drugs, chemical, infectious, or biological hazards
• Subject to injury from falls, burns, odors, or cuts from equipment
• Vision

Management/Decision Making Makes standard and routine decisions based on detailed guidelines with little independent judgment. Problems are generally solved with clear, detailed guidelines or by reporting them to a supervisor.

Knowledge and Skills Has a basic level of a skill and can follow written or verbal instructions. Has basic technical skills to complete a few repetitive and well-defined duties. Has a basic knowledge of the organization in order to answer basic questions.

Brookdale is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.

Salary Range Information

$10.72 - $13.40 / hour