Location: Elstree, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 1EP
Job Type: Part-time, Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week
Pay: £12.71 per hour, with additional weekend enhancement
Work Location: In person
About the Role
Forest Care Village, a nursing home in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, is looking for a reliable and hardworking Laundry Assistant to join our friendly and established team.
As a Laundry Assistant, you will play an important role in maintaining the comfort, dignity and wellbeing of our residents. You will be responsible for ensuring that residents’ clothing, personal items and household linen are washed, dried, ironed and presented to a high standard.
Forest Care Village is the largest home within our group, so this is a busy role with a wide range of daily responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Wash, dry and iron residents’ clothing, personal items and household linen.
- Carry out minor repairs to clothing and personal items when required.
- Maintain adequate linen stocks throughout the home.
- Ensure laundry is handled carefully and to a consistently high standard.
- Follow all infection-control, hygiene and health-and-safety procedures.
- Identify and report damaged items, shortages or other concerns to the Senior Housekeeper.
- Work cooperatively with colleagues to ensure the laundry service runs efficiently.
- Maintain a clean, organised and safe laundry environment.
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- Reliable, conscientious and hardworking.
- Thorough and attentive to detail.
- Proud of maintaining high standards.
- Organised and able to manage a busy workload.
- A good communicator and team player.
- Respectful and considerate towards residents and their personal belongings.
Previous experience in laundry, housekeeping or a care-home environment is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided to the successful candidate.
What We Offer
- £12.71 per hour.
- Weekend enhancement.
- 30 hours per week.
- Comprehensive induction and full training.
- Ongoing career development opportunities.
- Workplace pension scheme.
- Uniform provided.
- Generous annual leave entitlement.
- The opportunity to work as part of a friendly and established team.
Important Information
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
Forest Care Village is an equal opportunities employer.
If you are reliable, hardworking and take pride in maintaining high standards, we would be delighted to hear from you.