Laundry Aide part time

Covenant Living Communities and Services•Cromwell, CT

1d•$17 - $19

About The Position

The Laundry Aide picks up, sorts, launders, and redistributes personal laundry for assigned residents. The role ensures that personal items are properly labeled and distributed to outside services for laundering or dry cleaning, and that returned items are checked and redistributed. Duties also include laundering resident belongings and hand towels, assisting with house linens, and advising the supervisor about worn or unusable items and supply needs. The Laundry Aide should be familiar with housekeeper duties to provide coverage when needed.

Requirements

One year of high school education.
Good verbal and written interpersonal and communication skills in English.
Previous housekeeping or laundry experience.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
Ability to organize routine schedules and duties to complete daily responsibilities.
Ability to make independent decisions when the supervisor is absent.
Interest in and desire to work with older adults.

Responsibilities

Collect soiled resident clothing from rooms and utility rooms, and receive additional items from nursing personnel for laundering.
Separate items for in-house laundering and outside dry-cleaning services; check clothing and apply name tags as needed.
Check returned laundry and distribute it to residents.
Wash laundry at proper temperatures using appropriate types and amounts of detergents and cleaning chemicals.
Operate washing machines and dryers during the laundry process.
Notify the supervisor of worn-out or unusable items so families can be informed.
Launder posies, sheepskins, light bedspreads, and other resident belongings as needed.
Sort and distribute laundered items to resident rooms and storage areas as appropriate.
Collect soiled hand towels from resident rooms and distribute clean towels.
Advise the supervisor about laundry supply needs.
Assist with distributing house linens from the linen service as needed.
Be familiar with housekeeper duties and fill in when needed.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance (listed for full-time employees).
Employer-paid group term life and disability insurance (listed for full-time employees).
Paid time off and six paid holidays (listed for full-time employees).
403(b) plan with a 3% employer match (listed for full-time employees).
Fitness center use at most facilities (listed for full-time employees).
Voluntary life and AD&D benefits.
Tuition assistance and scholarships.
Employee assistance program.
Legal services, home and auto insurance, and discount purchasing program.
Pet insurance.