Job Description

DEPARTMENT: Environmental Services

JOB TITLE: Laundry Attendant - Casual

REPORTS TO: Environmental Services Manager

SALARY: As per AUPE Collective Agreement Local 47 Chapter 38

JOB SUMMARY:

As a valued interdisciplinary Staff member the Laundry Attendant, under the direction of the Environmental Services Manager, collects, sorts, launders and returns laundry to source in the Home including resident and site laundry, following infection prevention and control guidelines and laundry equipment procedure. Treats residents with dignity and demonstrates an attitude of caring.

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Collects soiled linens from baskets given by the HCAs (including Residents’ personal laundry and kitchen linens), sorts, washes and dries following laundry equipment instructions and delivers folded and sorted clean linens back to the source. .
2. Within the laundry room, follows ‘dirty’ and ‘clean’ protocols to meet all infection and prevention policy and procedure guidelines to prevent clean laundry contamination.
3. Ensures laundry equipment is clean and reports any equipment needing repair to the Director of Environmental Services.
4. Understands and uses Infection Prevention and Control PPSL procedures and Universal Precautions in handling body fluid.
5. Assists in the orientation and sharing information with new Staff and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
6. Participates in continuous quality improvement and program evaluation activities, education sessions, meetings.
7. Assists residents in preventing and/or finding lost laundry.
8. Maintains a safe environment for residents, significant others and staff by adhering to established safety policies, standards and procedures including emergency procedures and infection control guidelines. Reports unsafe conditions and malfunctioning equipment to the Director of Environmental Services.
9. Performs other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Grade 12; experience working in a commercial laundry an asset.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Ability to work in teams collaboratively and communicate with others in a respectful manner.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

HEALTH AND SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible to read, understand and comply with PPSL's and provincially-mandated Occupational Health and Safety policies and safe work practices.
• Involved in all aspects of the Health and Safety Program including:
• Uses safe work procedures,
• Promotes health and safety policy and awareness,
• Makes safety suggestions.
• Reads OHS minutes posted.
• Responsible to take every reasonable precaution to protect the safety of residents, self, other workers and the general public.
• Reports any near miss, injury, accident or equipment damage to supervisor immediately and completes required reports.
• Corrects and/or reports unsafe conditions.
• Sets a good example.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Job requires a significant amount of lifting, bending, walking, sitting and standing. Lifting 50-lbs. maximum. More frequent lifting of 20 lbs. or less. A regular day may involve four (4) hours of walking and frequent bending or crouching.

Please note that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.