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Job summary

The Laundry Aide is responsible for the collection, distribution, and processing of linens and personal clothing while maintaining high sanitation standards. They also perform equipment maintenance, report malfunctions, and ensure a clean and safe environment for residents.

Job details

Laundry Aide Streetsville Long Term Care Community This posting is for an existing vacancy. Rate of pay: $23.87 (as per SEIU Collective Agreement) The Laundry Aide is a critical role within our communities as it impacts the lives of residents and supports our purpose of cultivating happiness in daily life. How you'll succeed: • Providing clothing and linen support services by ensuring collection, distribution, processing and inventory of linens and personal clothing. • Sorting linens, loading and unloading washers and dryers, ironing and mending as required. • Folding, sorting and loading linen and clothing onto carts for distribution and delivery and auditing linen for labels and repairs. • Discarding and recording inappropriate inventory when necessary. • Maintaining high sanitation standards, a clean and tidy work area and equipment applying appropriate infection control protocols as required, follows cleaning schedules and routines for the department and ensures the proper care and economical use of resources. • Observing operation of machines and reporting malfunctioning to team leader. • Assisting in maintaining laundry facilities, equipment and supplies. • Completing cleaning duties as outlined in the laundry room area. • Maintaining a clean, safe environment for residents utilizing infection control principles. • Supporting and participating in quality initiatives by providing input and suggestions for improvement, reporting feedback to immediate team leader. • Performing other duties as assigned. Who you are: • Secondary school graduate or equivalent. • Knowledge related to infection control, cleaning practices, housekeeping operations and equipment. • Ability to work independently or as a team. • Ability to communicate effectively with team members and residents. • All applicants must successfully pass the prescribed Vulnerable Sector Check. Applicable to Ontario applicants. • All applicants must successfully pass the prescribed Criminal Records Check. Applicable to British Columbia applicants. What you need to know: * Sienna Senior Living is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and residents feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience * You must be legally eligible to work in Canada or have a valid work/study permit * You must successfully pass a Vulnerable Sector Check * Sienna Senior Living may utilize artificial intelligence to screen or assess applicants for this position. Senior Living is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. In accordance with provincial regulations, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process.

What you’ll do

The Laundry Aide is responsible for the collection, distribution, and processing of linens and personal clothing while maintaining high sanitation standards. They also perform equipment maintenance, report malfunctions, and ensure a clean and safe environment for residents.

Requirements

Applicants must be a secondary school graduate or equivalent and possess knowledge of infection control and cleaning practices. Candidates are required to successfully pass a Vulnerable Sector Check and must be legally eligible to work in Canada.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Housekeeping · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Inventory management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Laundry operations
• Infection control
• Cleaning practices
• Housekeeping
• Equipment maintenance
• Inventory management
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Time management
• Attention to detail
• Operations
• Support Services
• Artificial Intelligence
• Auditing
• Long-Term Care
• Infection Control
• Loading And Unloading
• Employment Equity
• Workplace Inclusivity
• Linens
• Sanitation
• Senior Living
• Ironing
• Sorting

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Administrative
• Laundry Aide
• Laundry Worker
• Hand Launderers and Pressers
• Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers