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Laundry Assistant

  • Kinross, Perth & Kinross
  • Social Care
  • Posted 10 months ago
  • £10.69 per hour

Salary: £10.69 per hour

*We have just added a 45p (per mile) mileage rate for travel over 10 miles to our site*!

At Balhousie Care Group we call our staff Everyday Heroes – and with good reason. They’re making a difference to our residents every single day. They’re also carving out careers for life.

As Scotland’s largest private care provider, with 25 homes, over 900 residents and 1500 staff; Balhousie is one of the country’s leading providers of elderly and specialist care. As well as award-winning care home teams throughout Scotland, we boast a stunning HQ and highly skilled support staff.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our award winning business, based at our beautiful Rumbling Bridge site near Kinross. Due to the rural location of this site it is essential that you have your own transport.

This is a secure, permanent part time role working up to 20 hours per week between 4pm and 8pm.

Our core values are integral to how we operate, and that starts with recruitment. So before you apply, ask yourself:

Are you someone who is seen as a TRUSTED colleague?
Do you always ensure you are RESPONSIVE to the needs of others?
Do you have the potential to be an INSPIRING influence to colleagues and residents alike?
Are you keen to work within Care and PASSIONATE about making a difference to the lives of others?

The Role
Reporting to the Housekeeper and working as part of a team to maintain a high standard of cleanliness of linen, towels and Residents’ personal clothing, and to ensure an adequate supply of these items at all times.
Duties include

  • Sort washing into relevant groups, where applicable, and process it through the washer, drier and iron. Keep clean and dirty linen separate within the laundry area.
  • Perform minor repairs to Residents’ clothing
  • Maintain and improve professional knowledge and competence.
  • Ensure the laundry room is clean and tidy. On a daily basis: wash down washers, dryers and laundry bags; clean lint trays / vents; mop floors.
  • Ensure statutory Health & Safety standards in the laundry area

Skills, Abilities and Experience

  • Ability to communicate effectively with residents, colleagues, managers and others
  • A commitment to a service which provides support to vulnerable individuals, and which is respectful and according to the individuals’ wishes
  • Reliable and motivated
  • Satisfactory Police Check and check against the PVG List
  • Previous experience of this type of role (desirable)
  • Experience of working in a care/support setting (desirable)

Apply Today!

Just some of our great suite of Balhousie Benefits’*:

  • Access to a huge range of discounts including holidays and grocery shopping!
  • The ability to access your wages before payday, through an easy-to-use app!
  • Enhanced overtime rates!
  • Free health and legal advice!

*terms apply

Job Information

Job Reference: BBBH926_1689761142
Salary:
Salary From: £10.69
Salary To: £10.69
Job Industries: Social Care
Job Locations: Kinross, Perth & Kinross
Job Types: Permanent
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