Bank Laundry Assistant
The Green Care Group
Bank Laundry Assistant
£24128
The Green Care Group, Spital, Chesterfield
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 18 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: cbc243d245d24d08839de66152cb5009
Full Job Description
Job Overview: (Note - In addition to these functions, employees are required to carry out such duties as may reasonably be required)
· To provide laundry services within the service in accordance with agreed standards, legislative requirements, relevant regulations and in line with accepted best practices.
· Liaise with care staff and service users in a polite and person-centred way
· To ensure that service users' clothing is clean, appropriately laundered and returned to the right service user in a timely manner
· Infection control systems are appropriately used
· To ensure that the laundry requirements of the service are managed appropriately and that there are always sufficient items available for use
· Ensure that there is sufficient and effective equipment to facilitate the laundering of all items, The Laundry Assistant's responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
· Assist in an effective laundry service implementation and delivery
· Ensure that service users' rights are protected
· Follow cleaning schedules, and suggest improvements when it is identified that they would improve practice
· Promote infection control, and use identified systems to eliminate cross infection
· Use systems to ensure that service users' clothing is not damaged or lost during the laundry process
Role-specific Duties:
· Liaise with other staff to prioritise the items for laundry
· Identify when the service requires items that are laundered, e.g. sheets or tablecloths, to be replaced
· Identify and report to senior staff when laundry equipment is faulty, in need of repair or replacement
· Manage the maintenance schedules of laundry equipment
· Maintain the laundry environment to be safe, hygienic and well-organised
Working with Others:
· Develop effective working relationships with other employees within the service
· Liaise with service users, their families, relatives or representatives to provide an efficient, effective and person-centred laundry service
· Communicate with external laundry supply companies as appropriate, and represent the service in a professional manner
Other Duties:
Other duties and responsibilities to be undertaken may include any (or all) of the items in the following list:
· Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth
· Be an active member of the staff team and understand policy areas that are relevant for all staff - such as safeguarding, dignity and respect
Personal and Professional Development:
· Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by management
· Take responsibility for your own professional development through performance and development reviews and undertake any relevant training
· Maintain laundry/cleaning skills and undertake such training and development as is required
· Knowledge about the use of specific machines and products is kept up to date
· Be responsible for understanding the health and safety requirements of the role
· Understand and follow any relevant risk assessments
- Contributory Pension
- Paid Breaks
- Overtime Paid at enhanced Rates
- Referral scheme in place for recommending Friends and Family to join the group - £250 per placement
- Free Parking
- Free Uniform
- Free Training
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
- Hasland: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
- "In line with our Safeguarding Policy, offers will be subject to DBS clearance and receipt of two satisfactory references."
Job Types: Bank
Salary: £11.60 per hour
Schedule:
Ability to commute/relocate: