Job Summary: Perform laundry duties in accordance with Baldwin Care Center Laundry Procedures, under the guidance of the Environmental Services Supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Be at least 16 years old.
• Ability to lift 75 lbs. using proper techniques.
• Be of good mental and physical health, good personal hygiene, and mature judgement.
• Ability to interact with residents, staff, and visitors in a polite and professional manner.
• Possess good communication skills.
• Ability to read and write English.
• Ability to understand and follow directions.
• Genuine interest in caring for those who cannot care for themselves.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with and perform laundry duties in accordance with Laundry Procedures.
• Always maintain a sanitary, orderly, and safe environment in your work area.
• Ensure adequate supply of necessary chemicals and inform supervisor to reorder.
• Retain linen inventory checklist to ensure linens are not going missing or when necessary to reorder more linens.
• Care for equipment and maintain work area.
• Respond promptly to resident’s laundry needs.
• Wash clothes accordingly as to sorting.
• Fold clothes as they come from dryer. Fold personal clothes to the resident’s needs.
• Distribute linens and see that each linen closet has enough linen.
• Distribute personal clothing to each patient room, putting clothes and gowns in drawers, hang dressers, trousers, shirts, blouses, and robes in closets.
• Be sure that there is never an overabundance of linens in resident rooms.
• Do ironing in between folding dryer loads.
• Report repair needs to maintenance staff.
• Provide necessary assistance to other departments whenever requested or needed.
• Treat all residents, staff and visitors with respect and dignity in any given situation.
• Attend staff meetings and in-service functions as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• All laundry and housekeeping personnel will be cross-trained in the other’s duties.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $18.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Referral program

Payment frequency:

• Paid biweekly

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Morning shift
• Rotating weekends

Work setting:

• In-person
• Long term care
• Skilled nursing facility

Experience:

• Laundry: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person