Laundry Associate

Full-Time (6:00am-2:00pm)

The Village@Erlanger, part of BLC, is a non-profit, faith-based organization committed to our Mission of providing quality of life options to assist adults 55+ to remain active by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Join us in carrying out our Vision every day because:

People Matter. Life is Precious. Make Someone's Life Better.

Responsibilities for Laundry Associate:

• Consistently mode and demonstrate excellence in customer service, with a constant focus on person-centered care/service delivery.
• Ensures adherence to the mission and philosophy of the organization.
• Carries out the task of doing the laundering of linens and clothing in a safe and sanitary manner, washing contaminated lines separately if necessary, avoiding overloading machines and utilizing chemicals in an effective and efficient manner handling, storing, processing laundry, and transporting clean articles in a controlled manner in order to prevent contamination.
• Uses appropriate protective gloves when necessary; Washing garments and linens in an electrically powered washing machine by placing garments in the drums, selecting correct cycle lengths and chemical balance; Transfers washed and rinsed articles from the washer to the dryer for completion of the processing; Hangs or folds articles for storage or distribution to resident rooms or storage in an efficient neat manner to respect the properties of the articles whether they be linens or resident clothing items; distributes clothing to the correct resident room.
• Makes certain adequate supplies of laundry chemicals are on hand.
• Makes certain dryer filters are cleaned regularly of lint build-up.
• When performing resident clothing laundry, checks labels of new garments or a new resident's garments to ascertain that articles are washable.
• Complies with infection control principles of separation of clean and dirty laundry and prevents soiled laundry from setting on the floor.
• Maintains the appearance of the laundry in a neat manner, free of trash buildup and lint settling. Ensures the inside and outside of washers are cleaned at least once per shift.
• Assists facility in maintaining the integrity of the machines by reporting to supervisor any problems with any of the machines.
• attend in-services as required or assigned.

Why choose a career with Baptist Life Communities?

As the largest provider of housing, healthcare, and a variety of beneficial services for the 55+ community in Northern Kentucky, BLC unwaveringly makes a positive impact on our community, to include our service participants as well as our Team. We offer the following benefits, and more, to our employees:

• Insurance: 3 Medical Plans to choose from; Vision Plan & Dental Plan
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with generous Employer Contribution
• Employee/Family Assistance Program (EAP) & Humana Go365 Wellness Programs
• Short-Term Disability, Life Insurance, and Access to Supplemental Insurances
• Free meals provided for employees on 1st and 2nd shifts
• Hourly uniform allowance for many positions including Nurses, Nurse Aides, Housekeeping, and Dietary.

Baptist Life Communities is an Equal Opportunity Employer. BLC affords equal employment opportunity to qualified employees and applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

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