Laundry Aide

Laundry Aide

Performs necessary functions for the upkeep and maintenance of residents clothing.

Essential Functions;

1. Loads and unloads washers and dryers.

2. Sort, wash, dry fold and iron linens and residents' clothing

3. Operates ironers, folders and presses as required.

4. Discards Linens and maintains records.

5. Keep Manager informed of linen needs.

6. Deliver clean linen and residents' clothing to rooms; stock linen closets and carts for nursing units and returns linen barrels to the laundry.

7. Discard stained, torn or otherwise unacceptable linen.

8. Maintain a clean, organize and sanitary work area.

9. Perform equipment cleaning such as removing detergent build-up in washers and cleaning lint traps in dryers.

10. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications / Education:/ Physical Demands:

1. Must be able to speak/read/write in English

2. Six months of laundry experience or he ability to be trained.

3. Must be able to learn the operations of washing machines, dryers, and associated equipment.

4. Regular and punctual attendance.

5. Ability to take instruction and constrictive criticism and manage own time effectively.

6. Able to tolerate standing and walking throughout the day.

7. Able to tolerate frequent bending, stooping, squatting, pushing and pulling occasional kneeling, climbing, reaching, stretching and crawling.

8. Able to lift and carry up to 40 pounds occasionally.

9. Able to tolerate exposure to solvents and chemicals.