Laundry Assistant - Portsmouth, United Kingdom - New Century Care

New Century Care

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Portsmouth, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are seeking an experienced and hardworking Laundry Assistant to join our friendly team at South Haven Lodge Care home, which is based in Woolston, Southampton.

About Us:

South Haven Lodge Care Home is a CQC registered care home, which can care for up to 45 older residents.

The home is supported by a friendly and committed team, fully trained in providing care for older people who require residential care, nursing care or who are living with dementia and other complex conditions

What does the job role involve?

Laundry Assistants play an important part in our care homes, ensuring it is a clean and safe environment for our residents and staff.

Ensure compliance with Guidelines for Laundry and Infection Control.
When working in the laundry Infection Control measures must be complied with at all times, gloves and aprons must be worn for loading dirty/soiled linen into machines.
Infected/soiled linen to be collected and laundered in Red Alginate bags.
Ensure pockets have been checked to avoid unwanted items going through the laundry process.
Ensure that Infection Control & Prevention policy, regulations and guidelines are adhered to.
Any clothing repairs to be undertaken or reported to Keyworker or family.
Check clothing is marked with Residents name to avoid loss or wrongly placed items.
All other duties as per the laundry assistant role.
Must have previous laundry experience
Able to work well as part of a team and independently
Obtains good communication skills
Able to follow and prioritise tasks and responsibilities set
To have the values of making a positive impact

What we can offer:

Part time contract available
24 hours available per week
Pay: £9.60 per hour
1 hour full paid break
Free DBS (T& C's apply)
Free or discounted meals
Free onsite parking
Company pension and life insurance
Yearly salary review
Paid uniform provided
28 Days Annual Leave including bank holidays (pro rata for part time contracts)
Refer a friend scheme, with up to £750 reward for each referral (T & C's apply)
Ongoing support with Training and Development

Why join us?

Our employees play a important role in our care homes and our values are based on 'We Care About Care'.

We are looking for individuals who have the same values and are able to help us make a real difference to the residents in our homes.

If you too believe that this is the most important part of everyone's role in a care home and are looking for a rewarding job then we'd love to hear from you.

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Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract

Part-time hours: 24 per week

Salary:
£9.60 per hour

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