Laundry Aide

Job title: Laundry Aide

Mentored by: Laundry Supervisor

Accountable to: Elders and Core Team

Position Summary:

Provide clean, unwrinkled clothes and house linens to residents and staff by using proper washing, drying and cleaning methods.

Qualifications & Education Required:

• High school diploma or GED
• One (1) year of related experience required.
• Basic mathematical knowledge
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services
• Willingness to embrace and exemplify St. John’s Brand Characteristics

Core Organizational Competencies:

• St. John’s Brand Characteristics - Embrace living by being Friendly, Respectful, Responsive, Compassionate, Innovative and Fun towards elders, families and colleagues.
• Teamwork - Actively participates. Assists team members; offers encouragement. Acknowledges/welcomes elders. Keeps team members informed. Recognizes achievements and efforts of others.
• Job Knowledge - Consistently demonstrates working knowledge of all aspects of job. Remains current on job related changes and trends.
• Planning/Organization - Demonstrates initiative; plans appropriately. Uses time, materials, resources effectively. Organizes work to ensure commitment and priorities.
• Productivity - Consistently maintains high activity and efficiently produces acceptable volume of work. Consistently meets deadlines and commitments.
• Quality - Consistently produces accurate, timely work which meets required quality standards. Pays attention to detail. Sets high standards of performance for self and actively seeks continuous improvement. Provides elder-driven care.
• Reliability - Consistently delivers on commitments. Can be counted on to accomplish tasks without follow up. Available when required by elder or team and can be counted on to help or assist when needed. Responds in a timely manner.
• Demeanor (attitude) - Embraces change with optimism. Addresses concerns appropriately. Positively communicates. Good listener. Consistently maintains a positive demeanor.

Position Competencies:

• Speedy and timely decision maker, ambitious and driven
• Adheres to guidelines and established procedures easily
• Enjoys being around people who are different
• Adapts appropriately to cultural differences
• Welcomes improvements on a small or large scale
• Considers downstream consequences
• Shifts priorities as needed
• Does not need others to provide structure or close supervision
• Focus remains in priorities

Position Responsibilities:

• Fold and iron clean clothes and house linens by hand and machine
• Sort and count articles removed from dryers fold and wrap
• Examine and sort into lots articles to be cleaned, according to color, fabric, dirt content, and cleaning technique required
• Deliver the clean clothes to the resident rooms
• Loads and restocks carts and racks for delivery to the various departments and units in the facility daily
• Operates the marking machine to adhere labels to the resident’s belongings to deliver them to the proper rooms
• Operates washers, dryers, steam tunnels and folding machinery
• Occasionally hang clothing
• Start washers, dry cleaners, driers, or extractors, and turn valves or levers to regulate machine processes and the volume of soap, detergent, water, bleach, starch, and other additives
• Help with other duties as needed that support the Core Team to fulfill St John’s mission vision and values

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently involved in lifting, pulling, pushing and reaching (up to 75 pounds). Moving laundry carts up to 350 pounds. Occasionally squatting and frequently bending.

Exposure to Conditions:

• May be exposed to infectious diseases. Frequent use of electrical and mechanical equipment. Frequent use of Industrial Cleaning Fluids.