Laundry Attendant

Atria Senior Living; Cranford (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Atria Senior Living seeks a Laundry Attendant in Cranford, NJ. Responsibilities include performing laundry duties like washing, drying, and ironing resident laundry and maintaining clean laundry equipment.

Ideal candidates will have the ability to follow instructions and complete training required by Atria. The role is vital in ensuring a safe, clean, and efficient laundry service for our residents.

Qualifications

• Must complete Atria specified training programs.
• Able to read two- and three-syllable words.
• Can perform simple arithmetic operations.

Responsibilities

• Perform all laundry duties including washing and drying.
• Maintain cleanliness of laundry area and equipment.
• Ensure resident's laundry is separated.

Skills

Laundry duties expertise

Basic arithmetic skills

Common sense understanding

Tools

Commercial laundry equipment

Job description

Responsibilities

Laundry Attendant Services

• Performs all laundry duties including:
  • washing, drying, and ironing resident laundry and community linens and textiles in provided appliances
  • folding and/or hanging laundry appropriately
  • distributing laundered articles and linens
  • replacing and hanging draperies
  • changing beds
  • mopping laundry room floor and washing walls regularly
  • washing windows around the community as requested
• Ensures resident’s laundry is kept separated and is not mixed with other residents.
• Keeps laundry area maintained in a safe, clean and good working condition.
• Disinfects and sterilizes equipment and supplies.
• Stocks laundry and cleaning cart with supplies.
• Empties wastebaskets, and transports trash and waste to disposal area.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must successfully complete all Atria specified training programs.
• Able to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
• Able to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Able to perform these operations using units of United States currency and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Able to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
• Able to work various schedules and shifts as needed.
• Able to safely perform duties using related commercial laundry equipment and materials such as washers, dryers, irons, etc.