Laundry Aide Job Description
Laundry aide
provides training the laundry and housekeeping staff on the proper operation of the laundry and.
Laundry Aide Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective laundry aide job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included laundry aide job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Receives, and unpacks incoming shipments
Process all linen supplies through ordering from outside services
Issue and deliver linens throughout the ministry on a daily basis
Maintain cleanliness of facility linens and patients’ personal clothing and laundered items
Be responsible for the staging, removal and distribution of soiled linen to designated areas
Be expected to perform a variety of linen and environmental aide duties to maintain the hospital in a neat, orderly and sanitary condition
Deliver linen carts from the dock and to the floors or other areas as required
Expected to report any and all mechanical issues with equipment
Utilizes infection control/isolation techniques and P.P.E
Implement laundry procedures to meet residents' needs in compliance with federal, state and local requirements
Laundry Aide Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Laundry Aide
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPI, CPR
Education for Laundry Aide
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the laundry aide job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School Degree in English, General Education, Education
Skills for Laundry Aide
Desired skills for laundry aide include:
Guidelines governing functions in the post-acute care facility
Practices and procedures the laws
Regulations
Chemicals used in process
Infection prevention and control practices an asset
Housekeeping & laundry procedures
Laundry systems critical to safety and welfare
Air conditioning/heating
Auto mechanics
Dignity and individuality of each resident in all interactions
Desired experience for laundry aide includes:
Participate in the monitoring system for the laundry department
Receives, weighs and logs soiled linen from hospitals
Separates soiled linens to prevent any debris from entering the Milnor equipment
Sort soiled linen according to wash formula / type
Physically and visually checks the linen for stains, rips, tears and un-serviceability
Properly folds, stacks and ties the linen for the orders
Laundry Aide Examples
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Laundry Aide Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of laundry aide. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for laundry aide
- Cleans laundry area and equipment
- Cleans the break room and restrooms
- Assists with processing the hospitals orders
- This individual will be responsible for providing laundry services to provide a safe, sanitary, comfortable and homelike environment for residents
- Press/iron garments as instructed
- Fold, count, stack, hang, and distribute clean laundry, linen, gar
- Performs housekeeping duties in the resident apartments and common areas of the community
- Functions may include standing for extended period of time up to 8 hours
- Transportation of laundry, linen, garments, includes, but is not limited to, pushing a cart that may exceed 30 pounds
- Operates washer and drying equipment to process linens, curtains, slings, in a safe and efficient manner
Qualifications for laundry aide
- Demonstrated ability to perform tasks requiring manual and physical labor
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment and demonstrate mutual respect to others
- Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Standing, Walking, Seeing
- Must be able to work 4PM-8PM, 12-16 hours a week, and every other weekend
- Will consider applicants with prior work experience
- Washes contaminated linens separately from other linens
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Laundry Aide Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of laundry aide. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for laundry aide
- A wide variety of duties and responsibilities involves general knowledge of laundry systems critical to safety and welfare
- Collects and transports all soiled linen from various departments to the dirty laundry area, using good body mechanics and safety practices
- Packages soiled linen for transport to linen processing vendor after documenting and filing departmental weights
- Stocks clean linen carts following established daily par levels for each department or area
- Communicates linen replacement and chemical supply needs to department supervisor
- Performs daily cleaning schedule in linen department in a safe and efficient manner
- Reports any complaints to linen supervisor
- Ensures stocked linen inventory is protected from soiling
- Works jointly with maintenance personnel to service floors, all patient rooms, baths, lounges, nurses stations, and
- Offices as assigned
Qualifications for laundry aide
- Presses garments
- Disposes of unmarked clothing left in laundry
- Maintains equipment used in performing duties
- Cleans brutes and replaces liners daily as assigned
- Follows cleaning schedule as outlined for housekeeping department to clean offices, handicap and visitors restrooms, activity room, kitchen restroom, service entrance and therapy room, entrances and exits, utility areas, closets, lounges, lobbies, halls
- Cleans, dusts, washes, and disinfects all fixtures, floors and walls, doors and ceilings, as directed
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Laundry Aide Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of laundry aide. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for laundry aide
- Removes lint on an as needed basis, checking lint drawers approximately every two hours
- Under general supervision, performs general cleaning duties in an assigned area of the hospital, keeping it clean for patients, employees and visitors
- Operates washing machines and dryer and prepares linen carats for delivery
- Sweep, mop, and wash floors, stairs and other surfaces (inside buildings)
- Use light and heavy (commercial type) floor (buffers) and shampoo machines including attachments
- Vacuum rugs in offices and public areas
- Clean and dust furniture, exhibit cases, pictures, chairs, door trim, light fixtures, and all other horizontal surfaces including periodic high dusting
- Wash windowsills
- Wash glass and trim at entrance doors, interior/exterior- Wash/spot clean interior walls as appropriate daily
- Clean bathrooms and restock paper supplies daily
Qualifications for laundry aide
- Works jointly with maintenance personnel to service floors, all patient rooms, baths, lounges, nurses stations, and offices as assigned
- Performs cleaning duties in isolation units when patient is transferred according to established procedures (see Nursing Procedure manual)
- Vacuums and shampoos carpeting and rugs (has small rugs laundered)
- Maintains equipment used in performing housekeeping duties
- Waters and cleans large plants in building
- Prior Housekeeping/Laundry experience in long-term care setting is preferred
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Laundry Aide Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a laundry aide. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for laundry aide
- Collect building trash daily placing it in approved container and place in designated collection area for subsequent removal
- Replace liners in waste baskets and trash containers per specs
- Sweep or shovel snow from steps and walkways at building entrances and connecting walkways/sidewalks as directed
- Clean resident rooms, washrooms, and common areas
- Collect garbage
- Sweep and mop floors diner rooms and common areas
- Vacuum and/or sweep floor surfaces
- Low and high dusting
- Disinfection and other tasks as requested
- Check condition of equipments and work in a safely manner
Qualifications for laundry aide
- Good Standing Drivers License -South Carolina
- Must work every other weekend
- Two (2) Part Time Evening opportunities currently available
- Prior commercial laundry experience preferred
- Ability to follow written and oral instructions, ability to read labels and directions
- Dries linens and patient’s clothing in dryer
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Laundry Aide Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of laundry aide. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for laundry aide
- Check condition of equipment and supplies
- Receive soiled linen and personal clothing, sort, weigh and wash them
- Dry linen/clothes, sort them and deliver according to schedules/quotas
- Label new items
- Sorts, washes, dries, folds and delivers all personal clothing and flat linen
- Brings in all clean linen carts from truck and places in basement
- Delivers all personal clothing to correct rooms
- Delivers all clean linen to clean linen closets
- Picks up all new personal items of residents, labels and then returns to the
- Appropriate resident
Qualifications for laundry aide
- Must enjoy working with the elderly
- Secondary responsibilies include transporting laundry to and from our Union, SC location
- One full time position Laundry/Housekkeping EOW
- Ability to communicate in spoken English, ability to read, write and comprehend English required
- Heavy lifting, handling soiled and dangerous materials
- Occasional delivery of heavy materials in any weather