Facility Assistant (Laundry)
Summary
Performs daily laundry operations for a care home, including washing, ironing, folding, and distributing resident linens and clothing while maintaining hygiene and equipment.
Vanguard is an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Working Location: Vanguard Care Home (Senja)
The Facility Assistant (Laundry) (FA-L) will support the Operations Support Assistant (OSA) and Operations Support Executive (OSE) to ensure and maintain the proper laundering, folding, and delivery of resident-related linen, clothing, curtains, maintenance of machinery, and coordinating of transport services to ensure timely exchange and delivery of soiled/clean linen.
Job Description
- Carry out appropriate laundry collection and distribution
- Carry out pre-treatment of heavily soiled linen
- Carry out ironing and folding of linen
- Ensure clear labelling of residents’ clothing
- Ensure proper handling of washers, dryers, and chemicals
- Repair and sew torn linen/clothes when required
- Report any maintenance deficiencies detected within the laundry area to the OSE
- Ensure laundry supplies are adequate to meet the daily needs of the Care Home
- Keep work areas free of hazardous conditions and in clean and hygienic states
- Ensure that laundry tools/equipment are cleansed and properly stored after usage
- To assist with laundry count/audit
Educational Requirements
- Primary education or equivalent
Other Requirements
- Able to speak and understand simple English to communicate with international colleagues
- Good organisation ability
- Service oriented and customer focused