Job description
CareChoice is one of Ireland's leading residential homes for the older person. We provide dedicated care and a safe and welcoming home for all our Residents. Our ethos is to create a home from home for our clients, where they can live life to the full, with support and respect, whilst enjoying building relationships with all our staff.
We are now looking for a kind and reliable Laundry Assistant for our Brookfield Care Centre.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive environment whilst working with an experienced team of Healthcare Professionals in a diverse, multi-cultural environment.
The role of the laundry assistant is to ensure that Nursing Home laundry is laundered to a high standard and that all resident's laundry is returned to them.
Key Responsibilities
1. The Laundry Assistant will be responsible for washing, drying and ironing of all personal and household laundry within the nursing home in a timely manner.
2. Follow the Laundry cleaning schedule and proactively sort and label the clothing.
3. Follow the instructions for the use of the laundry machinery and report any defects in the equipment.
4. Make sure all laundry stocks are in sufficient supply and report low stocks to the Housekeeping manager.
5. Report to the Housekeeping manager any clothes that need replacing.
6. Return all clothes to the correct resident in good condition.
Qualifications and Skills
* Relative experience in a similar environment an advantage.
* Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
* Availability to work shift patterns across Monday to Sunday.
What we offer:
* Comprehensive induction training.
* Employee Assistance programme.
* 1 Free Uniform/year.
* Free parking.
* Subsidised meals.
Job Types: Full time, Permanent
Salary: €12.70-€13.00 per hour
Expected hours: 24-30
Benefits:
* Employee assistance program.
* On-site parking.
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Cork, CO. Cork: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred).
Work authorisation:
* Ireland (preferred).
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: ASAP
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