Position Overview & Specifications

Are you ambitious? Do you want something else? Are you looking for new energy?

We are on the hunt in Bolton for our next amazing Laundry Assistant!

Our teams are the superheroes of the business, supporting our residents and providing peace of mind to families that their loved ones are in the best of care.

The Laundry Assistant’s responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

· Assist in an effective laundry service implementation and delivery

· Ensure that service users’ rights are protected

· Follow cleaning schedules, and suggest improvements when it is identified that they would improve practice

· Promote infection control, and use identified systems to eliminate cross infection

· Use systems to ensure that service users’ clothing is not damaged or lost during the laundry process

· Liaise with other staff to prioritise the items for laundry

· Identify when the service requires items that are laundered, e.g. sheets or tablecloths, to be replaced

· Identify and report to senior staff when laundry equipment is faulty, in need of repair or replacement

· Manage the maintenance schedules of laundry equipment

· Maintain the laundry environment to be safe, hygienic and well-organised

Who are Harbour Healthcare?

We are a Family run business with 20 Care Homes across the UK and are growing year by year.

Inclusion is how we unleash the power of diversity. We strive to foster belonging and empowerment at work. Harbour Healthcare listen and engage with our diverse communities, and we value teamwork within our diverse workplace.

Having family traditions at heart we don’t see ourselves as corporate, we believe results come through our nurtured people, and the quality of care we provide.

We are Inclusive!

We are Caring!

We have Integrity!

We are looking for people who care regardless of qualifications or experience. We care more about you sharing and demonstrating our values, which are, -

Seeing the possibilities to make positive difference.
Valuing and celebrating individuality and diversity.
Supporting rights, needs, choices and dreams.
Being responsible, sustainable, and innovative in our work.

If you do share our values and care, we want you!

We will give you all the training and support you need, such as obtaining a qualification in health and social care and opportunities for promotion and career growth.

Harbour Healthcare have won many accolades and awards over the years from carehome.co.uk Top 20 Awards, now for the 4th year running as well as Disability Confident Committed.

Please note that all our positions require an Enhanced DBS check in relation to Children and Adults.

Interested? – Go on and click that apply button now!

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 17 per week

Salary: £10.90 per hour

Benefits: