Laundry Aide

JOB SUMMARY:

As a valued interdisciplinary team member, the Laundry Aide, under the direction of the Support Services Manager, collects, sorts, launders and returns laundry to source in the Home including Resident and site laundry, following infection prevention and control guidelines and laundry equipment procedure. Treats Residents with dignity and demonstrates an attitude of caring. The Laundry Aide ensures a commitment to Resident safety and to our “culture of safety” as per Park Place Strategic Directions

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Collects soiled linens as required (including Residents' personal laundry, bed and flat linens, kitchen linens), sorts, washes and dries following laundry equipment instructions and delivers folded and sorted clean linens back to source as per Home's procedure.
2. Within the laundry room, follows ‘dirty' and ‘clean' protocols to meet all infection and prevention policy and procedure guidelines to prevent clean laundry contamination.
3. Ensures laundry equipment is clean and reports any equipment needing repair to the supervisor, Maintenance and/or the Site Leader.
4. Understands and uses Infection Prevention and Control Park Place procedures and Universal Precautions in handling body fluid.
5. Assists in the orientation and sharing information with new employees, students, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
6. Participates in continuous quality improvement and program evaluation activities, education sessions, team conferences, meetings, and committees.
7. Assists Residents in preventing and/or finding lost laundry.
8. Maintains a safe environment for Residents, significant others, and employees by adhering to established safety policies, standards and procedures including emergency procedures and infection control guidelines. Reports unsafe conditions and malfunctioning equipment to the manager.
9. Performs other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Grade 12; experience working in a commercial laundry an asset, equivalences may be considered.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Ability to work in teams collaboratively and communicate with others in a respectful manner.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

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