Laundry Attendant

GENERAL SUMMARY:  

A unique opportunity exists to join a team in creating a vibrant senior learning community on the campus of Purchase College, State University of New York. The residents of this university-based retirement community will be able to enjoy the many amenities of the college including the renowned Neuberger Museum of Art, the Performing Arts Center, the academic and athletic facilities, and the park-like campus. They will be able to enjoy all these benefits while living in a village designed specifically for their interests and needs. As part of the Purchase College community, Broadview residents will enjoy both formal and informal programming and collaborative opportunities designed to promote intergenerational engagement with members of the college community, ranging from classes and mentoring to providing employment opportunities for students. Broadview will offer the full continuum of services, inclusive of Independent Living, Assisted Living, Enhanced Assisted Living, and Memory Care. 

INCLUSIVE AND COLLABORATIVE CULTURE:  

We are dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Diversity is the commitment to a community of equity and access through the acceptance of all aspects of human difference. This includes but is not limited to age, disability, race, 

ethnicity, gender, gender expression and identity, language heritage, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, status as a veteran and worldview. Broadview at Purchase College is proud to be SAGE CARE certified, and all employees will be provided with SAGE CARE training. Broadview at Purchase College is committed to integrating various cultural and social perspectives to engender excellence and to creating a collaborative culture in order to provide an exceptional experience for every employee and resident. 

POSITION SUMMARY: 

The Laundry Worker is expected to work the day shift during the week, with occasional weekends and holidays. The laundry worker must possess a strong attention to detail and a desire to work efficiently. The laundry worker must also have a drive to work thoroughly without cutting corners, to properly care for each article. To succeed in this position, a laundry worker needs the stamina to perform manual labor in a senior living community setting, including lifting, carrying heavy objects. The laundry worker will be responsible for organizing, cleaning, sorting resident’s, apartments, and villa resident’s linens, including sheets and towels. This position also requires the laundry worker to use our provided cleaning materials to tackle items in need of extra attention. Environmental Services Supervisor, who will guide you through best practices.

GENERAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

1. The Community embraces a culture of hospitality. To that end, all employees are expected as a condition of employment to practice the LCS Hospitality Promises™ in all interactions with residents, fellow employees, and guests:

• We greet you warmly, by name and with a smile.
• We treat everyone with courteous respect.
• We anticipate your needs and act accordingly. 
• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
• We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
•  We make you feel important.
• We ask, "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
• We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
• We pay attention to details.

2. Observe and abide by all regulations to ensure that personal health information is protected during its collection, use, disclosure, storage, and destruction within the community; and to ensure only the minimum necessary information is known to function in this position.

3. Assure resident safety.

4. Follow written and oral directions.

5. Maintain confidentiality of residents and community information.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

1. Regulate machine processes when starting washers, driers, turn levels and valves to control volume of additives, specific cycles, and temperatures. 

2. Clean machine filters and maintain the outward appearance of machines, alert supervisor when machines need professional repair. 

3. Sort articles before cleaning, separating them by fabric, color, cleaning technique or dirt content for best results. 

4. Sort and count articles as they are removed from dryers, hang, fold, or wrap the articles according to requirements, or preferred attention to detail. 

5. Remove staining on fabrics through application of fabric treatments or fabric treatments sprays. 

6.  Complete assignments timely, completely, and accurately. 

7. Attend all in-services as assigned or requested. 

8. Participate in interdisciplinary team and other community meetings as assigned or requested. 

9. Works effectively as a member of the team, and cooperatively with senior residents, physicians, families, and other department service providers. 

10. Observes senior resident’s “Rights” polices and community safety policies and procedures. 

11.  Is observant of safety hazards and emergency situations, and reports to supervisor or acts According to established polices or procedures. 

12. Fully adheres to departmental dress code, including personal hygiene and consistently presents an appropriate professional appearance.

13. Reports to work as scheduled and consistently demonstrates dependability and punctuality, comply with attendance policy.

14. Assume accountability for data contained in the Employee Handbook.

15. Assumes accountability for compliance with Federal, State, and other regulations within scope of control and of which informed.

16. Practices proper methods of Infection Control in conjunction with laundry procedures.

17. Demonstrates superior customer service skills to our senior residents.

18. Demonstrates commitment to providing a quality environment for senior resident care.

19. Accept assigned duties, instructions or correction in a cooperative manner, voicing concerns, or disagreement in a professional manner through established chain of authority. Performs other duties as assigned, including backup shifts by Department Director.

Salary Range for this opportunity is $19 per hour.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: 

• High school diploma preferred or in process.
• Ability to read English and communicate effectively
• Must possess a minimum of 1 year of proven experience in a healthcare, hospitality, senior living setting.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• The ability to speak, read, and comprehend the English language.
• Must be motivational, energetic with a passion for serving others.
• Must possess patience and sensitivity to others' need; ability to work with community groups.
• Good Communication skills (oral and written).
• Good inter-departmental communication and teamwork skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Physical activities of the position:

• Lifts and carries up to 50 lbs. with assistance occasionally.
• Pushes and pulls up to 50 lbs. with assistance occasionally.
• Climbs, reaches, bends and twists frequently.
• Sits, stands, and walks frequently. 

Physical requirements of the job:

• Light work- exerts up to 20lbs of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force.
• Frequently moving objects.

SENSORY/COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS:

This list is not to be inclusive, rather exemplary of times of sensory/cognitive activities involved in performance of job functions.

Recognition/vision and mental processing

• Routinely process written information as in policies and procedures, posted notices, instruction materials, regulations, etc.
• Routinely complete forms and other written documents.
• Routinely observes resident actions, gestures, and facial expressions.

Hearing

• Routinely recognizes auditory call signals, emergency alarms, wander monitoring system signals, soft voices of the elderly and verbal communication within the workplace.

Smell

• Routinely observes odors relevant to resident medical and personal care conditions, and those undesirable in the environment.

Verbal communication

• Routinely interacts with individuals highly dependent on vocal communication- residents, family members, vendors, and co-workers- in circumstances requiring audible and intelligible vocalizations.

PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR REQUIREMENTS:

This list is not to be inclusive, rather exemplary of times and emotional and behavioral activities involves in performance of job functions.

• Routinely interact with individuals (residents, family members, staff, etc.) who may be discourteous, tactless, demanding, verbally and/or physically threatening or abusive, angry or hostile, emotionally vulnerable or mentally ill, vulgar, mean-natured.
• Routinely called upon to control own emotions and behaviors so as to protect residents' rights and to respond professionally with respect and dignity.

ENVIRONMENTAL/OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES: 

This list is not to be inclusive, rather exemplary of times of environmental/occupational exposures involved in performance of job functions. 

1. Individuals must be able to use protective equipment and take proper precautions and emergency measures. 

2. Position is considered at minimal risk of exposure to infections through close contact with residents; minimal hazards associated with chemicals used for general cleaning and disinfecting throughout the community; and some craft materials/supplies. 

Salary : $19