Position: Laundry/General Assistant
Purpose of Position
To work as part of a team to maintain high standards of cleanliness, orderliness and hygiene within the laundry room whilst ensuring a safe, comfortable environment at all times. To carry out laundry tasks in a methodical manner and to carry out other general tasks as required.
Responsibilities:
To maintain agreed standard of cleanliness, hygiene and odour control.
To carry out laundry tasks required on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, as per task schedules as prescribed by the homes management. To ensure that completion of each task is conducted to a high standard, in a timely manner and recorded accurately.
To follow the homes adherence to COSHH regulations and the homes policies and procedures. Ensuring that COSHH products are secure at all times in line with health and safety requirements of the home environment.
Informing the Operations Manager of low stock controls of washing products.
Adhering to Health and Safety requirements at all times.
To report any incidents or accidents to the Operations Manager without delay.
Assist in the preparation of meals as and when required.
· Washing and drying up to ensure the timely completeness of residents’ meals.
· Delivering afternoon refreshments to the residents.
· Any cleaning tasks that may be required.
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Day to day Duties:
·Follow laundry schedules; completing any meal preparation tasks as required, washing and drying up throughout the day as requested by the Chef to ensure the timely and completeness of residents’ meals. Helping with refreshment distribution to our residents.
General duties include:
· Daily laundry duties as detailed by the Operations Manager.
· Performs emergency housekeeping where accidents occur. Adhering to environmental risk assessments, policies and procedures.
· Washing and drying up to assist the Chef.
· Afternoon refreshment distribution to the residents.
· Other duties as assigned.
Our Services
Assessment & Transitional
An identified short term placement, usually stipulated within a time limited commissioning period; used to assess and determine needs, risks and capabilities to inform the support needs and/or ideal location for an individuals subsequent care pathway or journey.
Ongoing Rehabilitation
A goal focused, therapeutically led placement package which is regularly reviewed both internally and by external involved and commissioning parties. Identified for specific clients who have stepped down from an acute rehabilitation setting and require a specialist service which is able to continue to develop, consolidate and achieve re-acquisition, restoration and compensation of abilities and functions in order to achieve maximum independent potential.
Long term & Maintenance
A placement package designed to meet the needs of clients with long term, progressive or highly dependent and complex needs; which require the continued support of a specialist team in order to; prevent deterioration, maintain equilibrium, stability and quality of life. Particularly valuable to those individuals who benefit from living in an environment which is conducive and responsive to their ongoing needs and who would otherwise likely require a more clinical or hospital environment.
Short term: Respite & Emergency
An identified short term placement, usually time limited by commissioning as between 2 - 6 weeks. Woodrowe Healthcare is able to provide short term care packages for individuals who meet the home’s admission criteria for the purpose of respite care and in cases of emergency. As with all other admissions to the home any placement of this type will be subject to initial needs assessment and assessment of risk prior to any short term placement being offered.