Laundry Assistant

**Put a "spring" in your step by joining the HICA team**
- **The company is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. You will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.**_

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join the team at our nursing home The Lodge, situated in the beautiful Buckshaw Retirement Village. The Lodge is made up of five separate nursing and residential communities centred around beautiful secure gardens and our Market Square that offers our residents access to a cinema, café, hairdressers and activity hubs where a dedicated activities team host creative and dementia-friendly events.
- **Pay & Hours**:_
- Rate of Pay - £11.50 per hour
- Hours of Work - 8 hours per week
- Shift Pattern - Ranges from 6am to 8pm
- **Key duties include**:_

As a Laundry Assistant you will:

- Clean to a high standard all designated areas as per the normal cleaning and deep clean schedules for the Village
- Provide a comprehensive laundry service to the village for all personal and domestic laundry, according to the individual needs of residents and ensuring a good quality service always
- Store and distribute clean laundry to appropriate residents, or to their keyworker in relation the Lodge
- Be alert to hazards for self, other staff and residents and to report these immediately
- Provide routine maintenance, where possible, to equipment not in good working order and maintain records of this
- Dispose of all waste in an appropriate manner
- **What we we’re looking for**:_
- Experience of Laundry work
- Able to work to the required rota to support the service
- Training in the use of specialist cleaning equipment
- Experience in a care setting
- Basic Health & Safety
- **Rewards & Benefits**:_
- Fully comprehensive induction and development support from our in-house training team including E-Learning and shadowing shifts
- Savings on your shopping - up to 8% in some retailers
- Refer a friend bonuses
- The HICA lottery
- Cycle to work scheme
- Techsave loans - borrow money to buy technology based gifts and repay through your wages over 12 months

**About us**:
The HICA Group is a ‘Not for Profit’ organisation providing a range of care services to elderly clients and people with learning difficulties, across a range of services, including our care homes, residential settings and in the community.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £11.50 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Buckshaw Village, Lancashire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person