Overview
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members. They are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award-winning team as a Laundry Assistant.
Main duties of the job
Your focus as Laundry Assistant is to support the Head Housekeeper in providing a high-quality laundering service to residents, understanding wash guide instructions, practicing safe systems of work, and contributing to teamwork. The ideal candidate should have experience in a similar setting or a hotel, understand laundering requirements, and have a positive attitude towards residents.
About us
Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together". We are committed to supporting our teams, offering a caring and supportive environment, and providing exceptional care to our residents.
Job responsibilities
Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are about supporting the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day. Your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. As part of our close-knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We’re looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Laundry Assistant to join our team.
About the Role
Your focus as Laundry Assistant will be to support the Head Housekeeper in providing a laundering service in support of the hospitality services function, ensuring a high-quality and comprehensive care service is delivered to residents. Other responsibilities include:
* Carrying out all laundering duties.
* Understanding wash guide instructions, laundering requirements of a wide range of textiles, and the properties of cleaning materials to ensure areas are well presented and maintained in good condition.
* Practising safe systems of work across tasks, particularly moving and handling loads, by assessing risk and considering the safety of residents, visitors, and staff.
* Contributing fully to teamwork, responding positively to colleagues, and promptly acting on reasonable work instructions.
About You
To be successful, you must live our values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability in all that you do. Our ideal candidate must:
* Demonstrate understanding of laundering requirements applicable to various textiles.
* Have experience working in a similar setting or a hotel.
* Have a positive attitude towards residents.
* Demonstrate compassion and commitment to delivering laundry services to residents.
About Avery
At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.
Please note this role will require:
* ADBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
* Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
Job description
Qualifications
* No specific formal qualifications are required, but the candidate should demonstrate understanding of laundering requirements and have experience in a similar setting or a hotel.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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