Laundry Assistant

Laundry Assistant
£12.13 plus benefits
Full time hours to include some weekend working

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Emerson Grange is a stunning residential, nursing and dementia home located in Hextable, near Swanley, Kent.

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.