Bank Laundry Assistant

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


Job Types: Bank

Salary: £11.60 per hour

Schedule:

• Day shift


• Monday to Friday


• Weekend availability


Ability to commute/relocate:

• 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."