Laundry Assistant

Laundry Assistant
£11.46 plus benefits
Full time hours to include some weekend working

A Top 20 Care Home Group 2024!

Mornington Court is a luxury 57 bed care home that provides the most luxurious surroundings and the very best in residential and dementia care and support. 

We are recruiting a full time laundry assistant to be part of our wider housekeeping team.

Main Responsibilities 

• Collect, clean and redistribute the homes laundry and resident’s clothing.


• Sort washing, dry and iron line resident’s clothing to a high standard at all times, adhering to the washing and ironing instructions on the garments.


• Transport supplies including clean and soiled linen to the appropriate storage area, insuring that infection control policy and procedures are followed at all times.


• Fold, count and stack linen in an organised manner.


• Routinely inspect linen for wear and tear, and report this to the head of housekeeping.

• Monitor laundry products and inform the head of housekeeping when running low so more can be ordered.


• Ensure laundry areas are kept clean, tidy and safe at all times.


• Ensure detergents are at the correct level for operating machines.


• Ensure lint filters are cleaned on a twice daily basis and record as per company guidelines.

Person Specification 

• Physically and medically able to carry out duties and responsibilities with or without assistive aids.


• Compassionate and caring nature.


• Team player, self-motivated, proactive, flexible and adaptable.


• Ability to organise and prioritise workload.


• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.


• Previous housekeeping / laundry experience in a residential care setting.