Details:
- Salary: £11.46 - Hour
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: New Milton Dorset South West
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
Laundry Assistant
£11.46 plus benefits
Full time hours to include some weekend working
A Top 20 Care Home Group 2024!
Mornington Court is a luxury 57 bed care home that provides the most luxurious surroundings and the very best in residential and dementia care and support.
We are recruiting a full time laundry assistant to be part of our wider housekeeping team.
Main Responsibilities
Collect, clean and redistribute the homes laundry and resident’s clothing.
Sort washing, dry and iron line resident’s clothing to a high standard at all times, adhering to the washing and ironing instructions on the garments.
Transport supplies including clean and soiled linen to the appropriate storage area, insuring that infection control policy and procedures are followed at all times.
Fold, count and stack linen in an organised manner.
Routinely inspect linen for wear and tear, and report this to the head of housekeeping.
Monitor laundry products and inform the head of housekeeping when running low so more can be ordered.
Ensure laundry areas are kept clean, tidy and safe at all times.
Ensure detergents are at the correct level for operating machines.
Ensure lint filters are cleaned on a twice daily basis and record as per company guidelines.
Person Specification
Physically and medically able to carry out duties and responsibilities with or without assistive aids.
Compassionate and caring nature.
Team player, self-motivated, proactive, flexible and adaptable.
Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Previous housekeeping / laundry experience in a residential care setting