Laundry Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

**Must be able to work every other weekend**

INTRODUCTION

The Davis Community is a vibrant senior living neighborhood and has been a proud corporate citizen of Wilmington, NC for over 60 years. Established as a skilled nursing facility in the early 1960s, Davis quickly became the premier healthcare center for senior care, and while they have grown and evolved, adding to services offered, we continue to be highly regarded in the region as a community that emphasizes compassion, care, and show of respect and dignity for residents.

COMMUNITY CULTURE

At The Davis Community, deliberate and diligent efforts are made to emphasize and focus on an underlying culture of respect and service that can be seen and felt by all. Employees, residents, and guests of the community are treated with respect and personalized care to the best of the organization’s ability. The desire to continue to elevate all aspects of services is preeminent so that Davis can provide an empowering and caring retirement atmosphere filled with friends, enjoyment, and a fulfilling sense of community.

• State-of-the-art Facilities
• On-demand Pay
• Low-cost lunches
• Free Membership to our gym and indoor pool
• Shift differential
• Work-life Balance
• Growth
• Competitive Wages

We spend about 2,000 hours per year at work. Why not make that time matter! For us, ‘work that matters’ is less about what you do, and more about how you do it.

The Davis Community requires that all current and new employees, including contract staff, receive an annual influenza vaccination and TB skin test unless a reasonable or disability accommodation is granted.

BASIC PURPOSE:

The responsibility of the Laundry Assistant is loading washers and dryers, distributing clean laundry and linen and picking up dirty laundry and linen. We are looking for someone to work 3 days per week from 8a-4pm including every other weekend.

MAJOR WORK ACTIVITIES:

1. Keep assigned areas clean, sanitary and antiseptic by high and low dusting, cleaning all washing machines, dryers and floors.
2. Loading machines, separating linen before loading into washing machine.
3. Collect soiled linen from wings and separate before loading into washing machine.
4. Keep workstation and machines neat and clean.
5. Fold towels and other linen; sort assemble and hang residents’ clothing.
6. Help load linen in cart.
7. Distribute clean linen to wings.
8. Clean out lint traps on dryers.
9. Keep machines supplied with detergent.
10. Performs specific work duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Environmental Services Director.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Understand written and oral instructions.
• Must be able to operate laundry equipment.
• Physical exertion required at 100% of the time. Physical exertion is described as standing, walking, stooping, kneeling and bending.
• Climb a 3-foot stepladder 5% of the time.
• Turns, reaches, stoops and crouches 60% while performing tasks such as loading and unloading machines.
• Subject to noisy, hot, humid and busy environment.
• Possible exposure to infectious diseases.
• Physical job demands may be subject to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: No formal education required.

Experience: Laundry experience preferred but not required.