Laundry Associate

Brethren Retirement Community is an EEO employer - M / F / Vets / Disabled

SUMMARY

Perform the day-to-day activities of the laundry department as assigned, toassure that an adequate supply of linen and personal garments are on hand atall times to meet the daily needs of residents and that the department ismaintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIES include the following :

• Note : Other duties may be assigned
• Collect, sort, and weigh soiled laundry, linen,garments, etc., and place in appropriate containers or assigned areas forlaundering.
• Wash and dry soiled laundry, linen, garments,etc., in accordance with established procedures.
• Press / iron clean garments and mend and labelpersonal belongings as instructed.
• Fold, count, stack, hang, and distribute cleanlaundry, linens, garments, etc., to residents daily,
• and / or as instructed.
• Assist in the care and maintenance of laundryfacilities, equipment, and supplies. Clean machines, floors, walls, andequipment as assigned.
• Communicate with residents, resident families,laundry, and other departments.
• Maintain established department policies,procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infectioncontrol. Attend and participate in department, staff, in-service classes ,on-the-job training programs, etc., as scheduled, or as directed.

SUPERVISORYRESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform eachessential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representativeof the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations maybe made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentialfunctions.

EDUCATION and / orEXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

LANGUAGE SKILLS

situations to customers, clients, andother employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, usingwhole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio,and percent and to draw and interpret bargraphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnishedin written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involvingseveral concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must bemet by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee isregularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reachwith hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch; talk or hear; and smell. Theemployee frequently is required to climb or balance. The employee must regularlyhelp lift and / or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required bythis job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheralvision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of thosean employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilitiesto perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee isregularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, andtoxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and / orhumid conditions and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment isusually moderate, but may occasionally be exposed to loud noises.

PRIVACY UNDERSTANDING It is the position of Brethren Retirement Community that all of its employeeshave the potential to encounter both written and oral information of a privatenature. It is understood that as an employee the highest standards ofdiscretion must be observed. Under no circumstances will resident informationbe shared with any other person except for an authorized person providing for thecare of the individual(s).

Employee completes annual compliance training & exhibitsbehavior as set forth by the code of conduct in the performance of theirduties.

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