Laundry Attendant

Salary: The salary range for this position is CAD $25.26/Hr. - CAD $25.26/Hr.

Summary:

In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of Providence Health Care, the position promotes a safe environment for patients, residents, families, visitors and staff.

Reporting to the Leader, Distribution Services or Supervisor, Laundry & Linen this position provides laundry services by performing duties such as:

• Collecting, sorting, washing, drying, folding, weighing, and distributing laundry and/or linens.
• Performs alterations and repairs on garments and furnishings by operating a sewing machine.

What You Bring:

Education:

• Grade 10 plus one year's recent related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Able to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
  Ability to organize work.

What We Offer:

• A competitive salary: The salary range for this position is $25.26 per hour.

• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career, offering opportunities for professional development and growth.

• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Paul's Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families, and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul's Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul's Hospital is expected to open in 2027.

• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.

Your Day to Day:

• Collects, weighs, sorts and records soiled linen and laundry. Delivers soiled laundry to laundry room.
• Loads and unloads washers and dryers, selects wash cycles, sets temperature and switches machine on and off.
• Folds, sorts, and irons dry laundry.
• Transfers clean linen from clean linen carts to hospital carts according to determined quantities and quotas.
• Distributes clean linen and laundry to user areas.
• Perform alterations and repairs, on clothing and furnishings such as curtains and drapes by operating a sewing machine.
• Prints clothing labels and attaches to personal laundry items.
• Cleans and maintains related equipment and designated areas.
• Checks machines regularly to ensure safe and effective functioning and notifies supervisor of equipment malfunctions.
• Maintains linen and laundry supplies such as mops, tea towels, and clean-up rags for deliver to various areas, by requisitioning supplies, restocking, folding, and packing.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Who We Are:

Providence Health Care is one of the largest faith-based health care organizations in Canada. For the people at Providence, living our Mission, Vision and Values means providing British Columbians with compassionate, socially just, exceptional and innovative care every day.

From our humble roots 129 years ago, Providence Health Care has grown into a globally recognized leader in research, teaching, and care. As individuals within a mission-driven organization, we choose to be part of PHC because we value its long-standing dedication to social justice and compassionate care, its active efforts to advance environmental sustainability and planetary health, and its meaningful engagement in the process of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Paul's Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.