Laundry Aid

About the role

Under direct supervision, ensures facility linens and residents’ personal clothing are properly collected, sorted, laundered, distributed, and/or stored according to facility policy.

Responsibilities

• Handles all laundry in compliance with sanitary guidelines
• Sorts all soiled laundry into appropriate categories
• Lifts and carries loads of laundry to and from cleaning equipment
• Washes, dries, folds, and hangs all laundry neatly and properly
• Identifies personal laundry with resident’s names and remarks personal clothing items if needed
• Uses appropriate PPE when handling contaminated clothing
• Performs other related duties as required or requested

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent; 1+ year of experience in a related position preferred; must be able to communicate verbally and in writing in English.

Physical Demands: While performing duties, employee is regularly required to talk or hear; frequently required to use hands or fingers to handle, feel objects, tools or controls; required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and pull/push; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance and 51-100 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment with minimal exposure to dust, chemicals or noise. Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.