Laundry Attendant

Make “being the difference” your Career..Bayshore Integrated Care Solutions is looking for professional Housekeepers to join our amazing team. You will be attending to our facilities with integrity and attention to detail each and every day.
If your calling is to be the “difference” by providing outstanding services, than a Career with Bayshore is the Perfect Fit for YOU

**We value our Bayshore employees with**:

- Rewarding Careers
- Highest industry wages for the critical work you do
- Company sponsored Benefits (health and dental) for you and your family
- Paid orientation and paid training
- Efficient work schedules
- Opportunities to grow in your career
- Easy Access to managers and schedulers who listen and support the important work you do
**Responsible for the complete upkeep and smooth functioning of the laundry department. The laundry attendant should possess knowledge of all equipment and how it operates. The position also works closely with Housekeeping and Personal Care Attendants to ensure proper inventory levels are supplied to the floors in a timely and efficient manner.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Formulates washing formula for stained and soiled loads of patients personal and all other laundry i.e. linens
- Sorts dirty patient clothes and linen by product type.
- Ensures the washing of clothing and linen is up to standard before placing into inventory.
- Communicates any maintenance and upkeep issues to appropriate person relating to all laundry equipment.
- Suggests methods for increasing laundry efficiency.
- Organizes and sorts patients’ clothes and linen in such a way that it is sorted by type, loaded on carts or placed in bags and returned to patient room or put up neatly on the linen storage racks.
- Main duties include folding clothing and linen and terry cloth items in a neat pristine
- fashion
- Works in a fast paced environment with time constraints and timing deadlines related to production standards and requirements.
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule to include evenings, weekends and
- holidays.
- Must demonstrate a positive attitude with an outgoing and friendlypersonality towards all clients and staff
- Multitasking with clothing and linen in numerous machines running at the same timewith different products
- Ensures that the proper amount of linen is ready and available todisperse to the client floors. Shortages of linen in the housekeeping storage areas should not exist.

**OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES**:
Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to handle difficult situations in an objective consistent format; ability to work independently and as part of a team; able to perform and prioritize;
- Ability to tolerate patients with medical or behavioral issues; able to take directions from numerous individuals on a given shift
- Physical mobility and stamina required
- Ability to follow instruction
- Detail-oriented, Professional attitude is required
- Ability to work independently.
- Physical:

- Requires standing for long periods of time and lift and carry up to 40 pound. While performing the duties of this job, it may be also required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Experience:

- Previous laundry or dry cleaning experience desired, preferably in a clinical or facility setting.

Job Qualification

**Qualifications**
**Education**:

- A secondary school diploma is preferred

**Experience & Skills**
At least 1 year of experience in a similar position or life experience. Ability to travel locally from assignment to assignment.- Ability to work with little supervision and maintain a high level of performance
- Customer-oriented and friendly; maintains Bayshore's exceptional reputation
- Prioritization and time management skills
- Ability to work quickly without compromising quality or standards of service

Bayshore is committed to a high quality and safe environment for both our staff and clients/patients. Dependent upon Provincial government regulations, and the position being applied for, new hires may be required to provide proof of vaccination against illnesses such as COVID-19, Hepatitis, Seasonal Flu etc. Please speak with the recruiter for Provincial and/or position specific requirements.

Medical exemptions or any other kinds of requested exemptions based upon Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Bayshore operates in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and applicable Provincial Human Rights Codes.