Laundry Aide/Housekeeping - Behavioral Health 116

Telecare Corp.•Oakland, CA

33d•Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 1965, Telecare is a rapidly growing mental health care company dedicated to making a difference for our clients, the community, and our employees. We offer an array of mental health services to adults with serious mental illness. We partner with public sector entities and behavioral health organizations and have over 155 programs and over 4,300 employees across the country. And we're growing all the time! When you work at Telecare, you help to empower thousands of individuals every day in their journeys of recovery. As a part of the Telecare Family, Garfield Neurobehavioral Center is a 56-bed Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) providing medical, nursing and rehabilitative services to individuals who have a neurobehavioral illness as well as a mental illness. Garfield primarily serves adults between the ages of 18-64. The Laundry Aide ensures that the facility is supplied with sufficient linens so that members served care can be provided by the Nursing Department.

Requirements

High school graduation or a G.E.D. equivalent
Ability to read, write, and speak English and willingness to work with individuals with mental illness
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 60 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment
All opportunities at Telecare are contingent upon successful completion and receipt of acceptable results of the applicable post-offer physical examination, 2-step PPD test for tuberculosis, acceptable criminal background clearances, excluded party sanctions, and degree or license verification. If the position requires driving, valid driver license, a motor vehicle clearance, and proof of auto insurance is required at time of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. Additional regulatory, contractual, or local requirements may apply.
Ability to lift heavy equipment and stand for long periods of time

Nice To Haves

Prior experience as a laundry aide and/or housekeeper in a hospital, motel, or hotel setting

Responsibilities

Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders
Performs the following linen duties: o Transports clean linen from the laundry to the linen closets o Arranges clean linens on the shelves of the linen closets o Periodically cleans the shelves in the linen closets o Cleans the clean linen carts as assigned o Washes linen and personal clothing of members served
Performs the following tasks with clothing of members served: o Hangs all folded personal clothing on hangers on the garment racks o Discards all personal clothing inappropriate for members served use i.e., torn clothing, stained clothing, or clothing with broken zippers o Separates underwear and socks for easier distribution and places them in the male or female clothes closets o Labels members served clothing as requested
Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and/or changed at the discretion of management.

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