Our aged care facility is searching for individuals with caring hearts and a genuine interest in improving the lives of older adults.
**Who we are**:
As a proud not for profit organisation since 1922, Respect Aged Care serves older residents through our high standard of care and community. Our focus is on giving back to older adults by fostering communities of belonging. Headquartered on the northwest coast of Tasmania, our philosophy is**:Everyone deserves the right to a life well-lived, with dignity and respect.**
Our organisation is constantly growing, with many homes and thousands of residents and employees across Victoria, New south Wales and Tasmania. Respect also has home care services in multiple states, and more than 700 units in different retirement villages and independent living communities.
**The position**:
The Laundry Services Assistant is responsible for the provision of laundry services in accordance with infection control and laundry practice standards.
**Key Duties & Responsibilities**:
- Ensure all resident personal clothing and laundry items are labeled.
- Safely transport and handles soiled linen in accordance with infection control requirements.
- Launders linen and resident personal clothing according to policies and procedures.
- Safe storage and use of laundry agents including correct cleaning agents used in correct quantities for each task.
- Ensure correct storage and rotation of clean linen.
- Inspect and identify linen items for replacement.
- Participate in the Infection Control Program.
- Any other task not defined but within the employees skills, as directed by the organisation.
**Requirements**:
**Essential**:
- Experience in laundry practices.
- Current National Police Certificate (or ability to acquire).
- Computer proficiency
- Current valid drivers licence(will occasionally drive 4.5 tonne vehicle)
**Desirable**:
- Experience in residential aged care.
- Knowledge and experience in chemical handling.
**Benefits**
- Competitive salary and entitlements.
- Pay incentives including not-for-profit salary packaging.
- Meaningful work in a purpose-driven organisation.
- A healthy and positive workplace culture.
- Learning, development, and growth opportunities.
**Our purpose**:
To care for the elderly in our communities in an environment of respect, value, and belonging.
**Our Values**:
**Respect - **Treat all people with fairness and dignity
**Care -** Look after and protect the elderly, and each other
**Teamwork -** Encourage, cooperate, and build trust
**Courage -** Do the right thing, even when it's difficult
**Integrity -** Be open, honest, and trustworthy
**Innovation -** Think differently to solve problems.
**Excellence -** Drive quality to continuously improve.