Laundry Associate - Social Row

Social Row Transitional Care; Centerville (OH); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Social Row Transitional Care is hiring for a Laundry Aide to perform day-to-day laundry and housekeeping tasks in a healthcare facility. You will ensure residents have a clean and plentiful supply of linens, sort and wash items, and distribute cleaned laundry daily while maintaining a sanitary environment.

The role requires the ability to lift and move loads up to 20 pounds and to work with staff across the facility to meet daily needs.

Qualifications

• Must possess competency in laundry and housekeeping.
• Must be self-motivated, punctual and able to interact with all facility personnel.
• Ability to push, pull and move at least 20 pounds a minimum height of 10 feet and carry such weight a minimum distance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure an adequate supply of laundry/linen supplies is maintained to meet residents' daily needs.
• Sort soiled laundry, linen and garments; separate items requiring special stain removal or treatment.
• Sort, count and wash soiled items; fold, count, stack, hang and distribute clean laundry daily.
• Keep walls, ceilings and floors clean by washing, wiping, dusting, disinfecting and deodorizing.
• Remove dirt and grease from equipment using proper cleaning/disinfecting solutions.
• Discard waste into proper containers and reline trash receptacles.
• Turn in all found articles to supervisors.

Skills

Laundry Operations

Time Management

Punctuality

Team Communication

Job description

General Description:

The primary purpose of your job position is to perform the day-to-day activities of the Laundry Department in accordance with current federal, state and local standards, guidelines and regulations governing our facility, as may be directed by the Administrator and/or the Director of Housekeeping/Laundry Services. You will assure that our facility is maintained in a clean, safe and sanitary manner and that an adequate supply of linen is on hand at all times to meet the needs of the residents.
Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the worker is similar, related or is an essential function of the position.

Essential Functions:

• Ensure that an adequate supply of laundry/linen supplies is maintained in laundry/linen closets to meet the daily needs of the residents.
• Sort soiled laundry, linen, garments, etc., and separate those items that require special stain removal/ treatment.
• Sort, count and wash soiled laundry, linen, garments, etc., to residents daily.
• Fold, count, stack, hang and distribute clean laundry, linen, garments, etc., to residents daily.
• Keep walls, ceilings and floors clean by washing, wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, disinfecting and deodorizing.
• Remove dirt, dust, grease, film, etc., from equipment, using proper cleaning/disinfecting solutions.
• Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacle with plastic liner.
• Turn in all found articles to your supervisors.

Specifications:

• Must possess competency in the areas of laundry and housekeeping, as well as time management.
• Must be self-motivated, punctual and have the ability to associate with all personnel of the facility. Must be able to push, pull and move a minimum of 20 pounds a minimum height of 10 feet and be able to carry such a weight a minimum distance.