Laundry Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

Laundry Specialist

About Garden Spot Village

Garden Spot Village has evolved into a community that thrives on purpose, opportunity and living life to its fullest. While others in our market space talk about seniors and retirement, here we talk about people and opportunity. Our heritage, mission and core values play a fundamental role as they ground us in the present and shape our future.

Discover Garden Spot’s benefits and how you can experience Life with Purpose™

• Health insurance
• 401K program with company match
• Tuition assistance
• First-time homebuyer program
• Experienced based pay starting $15.75/hr

At Garden Spot Village our Laundry Specialists are the behind-the-scenes hero of comfort and cleanliness! 

What You'll Do 

• Weighs soiled laundry loads.
• Checks and cleans equipment for proper functioning.
• Sorting and Washing:
  • Uses personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
  • Sorts soiled articles according to type, color, contamination.
  • Removes stains as needed.
  • Washes soiled laundry, entering the correct wash program.
  • Reports equipment defects to the supervisor.
  • Removes PPE and washes hands before leaving soiled linen area.
• Drying and Finishing:
  • Dries wet laundry load.
  • Removes dry linens.
  • Sorts and folds/hang personal clothes.
• Linen Distribution:
  • Loads carts and transports laundry. 
• Labeling:
  • Prints and affixes resident name labels to personal garments.
• Follows waste disposal procedures in accordance with facility policy.
• Identifies and reports any equipment malfunction to the supervisor.
• Attends department and corporate in-service training programs.
• Handles clean and soiled laundry according to established infection control policies and procedures.
• Distributes clothing to resident rooms in accordance with the theft loss program.
• Changes chemical drums.
• Assumes Quality Assurance duties as assigned.
• Consistently works cooperatively with volunteers, residents, resident representatives, and facility staff.
• Accepts and performs all duties assigned in a cooperative, effective, timely and professional manner.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

What We're Looking For

• Ability to understand and follow oral and printed instructions.
• Good physical and mental health, sense of responsibility, and high degree of personal hygiene and cleanliness.
• Ability to cooperate with others.

Additional Information

We have the following schedules available!

• 7am-3pm every other weekend
• Full-time 5:30am-2:00pm, 40 hours per week w/ rotating weekends 

Garden Spot Communities is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status.