Facility Assistant (Laundry)

Job Detail

This role will be responsible to perform daily laundry functions and maintain high standard of hygiene and cleanliness within the Care Home. The Facility Assistant (Laundry) (FA-L) will support the Operations Support Assistant and Ops Support Executive (OSE) to ensure and maintain the proper laundering, folding and delivery of resident-related linen, clothing, curtains; maintenance of machinery, and coordinating of transport services to ensure timely exchange and delivery of soiled/clean linen. The detailed duties are as follows: • Carry out appropriate laundry collection and distribution • Carry out pre-treatment of heavily soiled linen • Carry out ironing and folding of linen • Ensure clear labelling of residents’ clothing • Ensure proper handling of washers, dryers and chemicals • Repair and sew torn linen/clothes when required • Report any maintenance deficiencies detected within the laundry area to the Operations Executive • Ensure laundry supplies are adequate to meet the daily needs of the Care Home • Keep work areas free of hazardous conditions and in clean and hygienic states • Ensure that laundry tools / equipment are cleansed and properly stored after usage. • To assist with laundry count/audit