Domestic/Laundry Assistant

HAVEN CARE CENTRES

DOMESTIC/ LAUNDRY JOB DESCRIPTION

REPORTING TO: Domestic Supervisor

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Team player
• Good communication skills
• Satisfactory Police Check and check against the Safeguarding List (where applicable)
• Understanding of older People’s Needs
• Caring Compassionate
• Flexible `

Desired:

• Care for the Elderly experience
• NVQ Level 1 / 2 Cleaning and Support Services
• Knowledge of infection and hygiene procedures, health and safety and COSHH regulations
• Understanding of colour coding

JOB PURPOSE:

As a Laundry/ Domestic Assistant you are required to maintain the highest levels of cleanliness in bedrooms and public areas within the Home. The Laundry/ Domestic assistant makes cleanliness their top priority. At times, basic mending and sewing skills may be required. You’ll have daily contact with residents, relatives, and guests, so a warm personality and good customer care is essential.

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

Laundry:

To collect clothing that may require laundered from each individual residents’ rooms.

To collect bedding, linen and towels from communal areas that require to be laundered.

To follow all items washing instructions on different cycles in the washing machine if required.

To machine wash according to machines manufacturer’s instructions and dry clothes, ironing where required. When necessary, to hand wash items instead of machine wash.

To return laundry to resident’s rooms

To help stock linen and bedding cupboards

To undertake other duties, as necessary.

Cleaning:

Ensuring sections of bedrooms, corridor and public areas are kept clean and tidy to the required standard.

Daily Cleaning:

Emptying waste bins and wiping out.

Vacuuming throughout and mopping

Shaking out cushions.

Cleaning dining rooms / lounges / lavatories.

Cleaning taps and sinks.

Cleaning soap dishes.

Cleaning toothbrush holders.

Spot cleaning all floorings.

Weekly Cleaning:

Polishing all mirrors.

Cleaning all pipe-work in lavatories.

Dusting handrails and radiators.

Moving all mobile furniture (including beds and chairs) and vacuuming and dusting beneath / behind.

Washing out metal wastepaper bins.

Dusting and polishing furniture and windowsills.

Washing lino floors.

Shampooing carpets as requested by Supervisor.

Dusting pictures.

Dusting curtain rails.

Dusting light bulbs and fittings.

Restocking toiletries, soaps, towels etc. as and when required.

Efficient and economical use of supplies provided.

Communication:

Participating in Staff and Client meetings as required.

Informing the supervisor of any special cleaning requests e.g. soiled bedspreads.

Training & Development:

Attending mandatory training days / courses, on or off site, as and when required.

Maintaining professional knowledge and competence.

Health & Safety:

Adhere to the Home’s Disposal of Waste policy.

Making certain that chemicals / equipment are used and stored correctly and safety procedures adhered to at all times.

Reporting immediately to the Home Manager, or Person in Charge, any illness of an infectious nature or accident incurred by a Client, colleague, self or another.

Understanding and ensuring the implementation of the Home’s Health and Safety, Infection Control and Hygiene policies, and Emergency and Fire procedures.

Reporting to Supervisor or Handyman any faulty appliances, damaged furniture, equipment or any potential hazard.

Promoting safe working practice in the Home.

General:

Contributing to the safeguarding of adults by ensuring you are aware of your role in relation to the Home’s Safeguarding Adult’s Policy, taking steps to protects Residents from any form of abuse or neglect and use the appropriate reporting mechanisms to inform the Home’s Management of any concerns.

Adhering to all new, and changes in Local and Central Government initiatives as and when they are implemented.

Promoting and ensuring the good reputation of the Home.

Ensuring that all information of confidential nature gained in the course of duty is not divulged to third parties.

Notifying the Manager, or the Person in Charge, as soon as possible of your inability to report for duty, and also on your return to work from all periods of absence.

Ensuring the security of the Home is maintained at all times.

Adhering to all Company policies and procedures within the defined timescales.

Ensuring all equipment is clean and well maintained.

Carrying out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned to you.

This Job Description indicates only the main duties and responsibilities of the post

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £10.10 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work Location: One location