Laundry Assistant

Laundry Assistant

Salary: £10.90 per hour

Location: Baycroft Great Baddow, Chelmsford

Hours & Shift Pattern: 16 hours per week, alternate weekends

Baycroft is a collection of care homes with a unique difference. We're part of One Housing, a housing association and not-for-profit organisation with a strong social purpose. All profit made by Baycroft is used to build affordable homes and support communities across London and the Southeast. For us care is more than a word. It’s a culture.

Baycroft Great Baddow is a CQC Good-rated care home offering residential, nursing and dementia care. We put the needs of residents and their families at the heart of everything we do. We are always looking for like-minded, talented people to join our team. We offer our employees a friendly, collaborative workplace and the chance to build a rewarding career with a not-for-profit organisation proud of making a difference to lives every single day.

We are now recruiting a dynamic Laundry Assistant to join our Care team and support us in delivering nutritious food and market-leading care to our residents. Along with desirable experience as a Laundry Assistant, you should have high organisational skills and a keen eye for details.

We’ll reward your hard work by:

• Paying a competitive salary of £10.90 per hour.
• Offering lean travel options, allowing you to spread the cost of your commute with a season ticket loan and/or our Cycle2Work scheme
• Giving you plenty of annual leave, allowing you up to 29 days off each year (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Providing fantastic development opportunities through your enrolment in One Academy, our in-house learning and development offering
• Paying you to give back to our communities through two fully paid volunteer days at our services
• Rewarding your hard work through our colleague recognition programme and a career break after three years of service
• Providing 24/7 counselling and support services to you and your family, and allowing you to claim back cash for some healthcare costs

And in return, you will be responsible for:

• Assisting in sorting washing into relevant groups and action as required through the washer, dryer and iron
• Ensuring the laundry room is kept clean and tidy at all times including all the equipment
• Making certain the Health & Safety standards are maintained at all times
• Carrying out any other tasks that may be reasonably assigned

If this sounds like the job for you, apply now or give us a call on 0333 240 8567 for more information.

Please note: this role will require an enhanced DBS and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Job Reference: OH00501