Laundry Assistant

Deewater Grange on Chester Road in Huntington opens in winter 2019 and  will provide an extensive range of quality care services, including residential and nursing care, short term respite care plus specialist dementia care. At Care UK, we believe in supporting residents to live fulfilling lives and supporting residents to continue doing the things they enjoy. We’ll have our own cinema, coffee shop and hair and beauty salon to enable residents to continue enjoying a great lifestyle. The only difference is that expert care will be on hand 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

Care UK is one of the UK’s leading providers of health and social care services. Join our Hotel Services team and you’ll be playing a vital part in making residents’ lives better on a daily basis.

Whatever role you take on, you’ll be working as part of a close-knit team to improve the daily lives of the people we care for. You’ll be dedicated to achieving the highest standards and to providing the ultimate in customer service. You will also be flexible, reliable and love working as part of a team.

As a Laundry Assistant you’ll launder and iron our residents’ clothing to the highest standards, putting it away tidily and ensuring wardrobes and drawers are always clean and neat.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out all cleaning duties as directed by the Head Housekeeper to the required Company standards. Cleaning duties can be in any area of the nursing home.
• Ensure that daily and deep cleaning schedules are adhered to.
• Maintain a high standard of personal presentation and hygiene.
• Ensure that all cleaning equipment is correctly and safely used and kept in a safe condition. Report any defect to the Home Manager.
• Carry out any other reasonable instructions of the Home Manager.
• To be sensitive to the privacy and individual needs of the residents.
• To comply with COSHH regulations.
• To adhere to infection control polices at all times.
• To ensure the correct use of PPE.
• To follow the correct use of colour code systems within the home 
• Carry out other ad hoc duties as requested by the Head Housekeeper or Home Manager.
• To ensure all necessary documentation is completed daily.
• To ensure trolley’s are re-stocked at the end of shift and cleaning cupboards are left clean and tidy

Skills & Experience

• Previous cleaning experience
• Ability to communicate on the telephone
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Able to carry out instructions accurately.
• A knowledge of health and safety
• An understanding of infection control
• Flexible and reliable attitude to working arrangements
• Committed to customer care and first class service provision
• Ability to work alone as well as part of a team
• Adaptable, friendly, polite, courteous and caring

Qualifications

• Basic education, including English and Maths