Laudry Assistant

Job Description

Laundry Assistant, Cairdean House Care Home, 185 Redford Road, Edinburgh EH13 9PNLaundry AssistantFull time hours - 33hrs per week Pay rate - 9.403 Days over 7 - 12hr shift with 1 hour unpaid breakIf youre passionate and caring and looking for a rewarding job that comes with excellent training and great opportunities for personal development, join Care UK as a Laundry Assistant and make a real difference.Care UK is one of the UKs leading providers of health and social care services. Join our Hotel Services team and youll be playing a vital part in making residents lives better on a daily basis.Whatever role you take on, youll be working as part of a close-knit team to improve the daily lives of the people we care for. Youll be dedicated to achieving the highest standards and to providing the ultimate in customer service. You will also be flexible,reliable and love working as part of a team.As a Laundry Assistant youll launder and iron our residents clothing to the highest standards, putting it away tidily and ensuring wardrobes and drawers are always clean and neat.Key Responsibilities

1. Carry out all cleaning duties as directed by the Head Housekeeper to the required Company standards. Cleaning duties can be in any area of the nursing home.
2. Ensure that daily and deep cleaning schedules are adhered to.
3. Maintain a high standard of personal presentation and hygiene.
4. Ensure that all cleaning equipment is correctly and safely used and kept in a safe condition. Report any defect to the Home Manager.
5. Carry out any other reasonable instructions of the Home Manager.
6. To be sensitive to the privacy and individual needs of the residents.
7. To comply with COSHH regulations.
8. To always adhere to infection control policy.
9. To ensure the correct use of PPE.
10. To follow the correct use of colour code systems within the home
11. Carry out other ad hoc duties as requested by the Head Housekeeper or Home Manager.
12. To ensure all necessary documentation is completed daily.
13. To ensure trolleys are re-stocked at the end of shift and cleaning cupboards are left clean and tidy

Skills & Experience

1. Previous cleaning experience
2. Ability to communicate on the telephone
3. Good communication skills both written and verbal
4. Able to carry out instructions accurately.
5. A knowledge of health and safety
6. An understanding of infection control
7. Flexible and reliable attitude to working arrangements
8. Committed to customer care and first-class service provision
9. Ability to work alone as well as part of a team
10. Adaptable, friendly, polite, courteous, and caring

Benefits

1. Flexible pay via Wagestream (withdraw up to 40% of your wage at any time)
2. Overtime enhancement (time and a half)
3. Earn whilst you learn and take on an apprenticeship (SVQ L2 or 3)
4. Quality bespoke training to develop your skills
5. Flexible hours, including a choice of day, night or weekend shifts
6. Competitive refer a friend scheme of up to £1000 depending on role
7. Cycle to work scheme
8. Free uniform
9. Free PVG (Disclosure Scotland)
10. Thousands of online and in-store discounts
11. Employee Assistance Programme - Immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to include support such as financial and family concerns

Where youll workOur care homes name, Scottish Gaelic for friends and relatives, sums up the welcome youll receive, as well as our approach to care.Here at Cairdean House, in Colinton, southwest Edinburgh, we offer the highest standards of nursing, residential and respite care for older people, including those who are living with Alzheimers and other forms of dementia. Our 90-bedroom purpose-builtcare home opened in early 2013 and has already established a strong reputation for its expertise and ground-breaking approach.We were delighted to receive a good overall rating by the Care Inspectorate after our routine inspection in December 2021.Based in Colinton / Oxgangs area, Cairdean Care Home is close to local bus routes and is commutable from other towns around Edinburgh including Bonnyrigg, the City Centre, Penicuik, and many other routes.Care UK is committed to ensuring that it employs people with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and will assess every applicant fairly regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mentaldisability or offending background. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working with us, it will depend on the nature of the role and background of any offence.

Keyskills :
InfectionLaundry ServicesCOSHHDeep Cleaning