Laundry Aide - Toronto, Canada - ADVENT- FORESTVIEW RETIREMENT RESIDENCE

ADVENT- FORESTVIEW RETIREMENT RESIDENCE

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Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Company description

Advent Health Care is a not-for-profit, charitable organization affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is led by a volunteer board of directors.

Advent Health Care currently serves the needs of the community with the operation of Valleyview Residence, a 174-bed long-term care home and Forestview Retirement Residence, an a 128-suite independent and assisted-living residence.

BACKGROUND/QUALIFICATIONS
- ust have at least a grade 12 education.

Must be able to follow oral and written instructions in the English language.
Needs to be able to perform heavy lifting tasks, and have visual acuity for inspecting linens.
Some experience in an institutional laundry department is desirable.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Collects soiled linens and personal clothing as outlined in the facility's policy and procedures.
Participates in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities.
Sorts according to color and type and pretreats stains as required.
Loads and unloads washers and dryers ensuring that proper settings are used for each type of load and that chemical supplies are at an appropriate level.
Inspects soiled linens or personal laundry to determine types of repairs needed. Mends rips, tears, and thin spots in curtains, bed and table linens, and repairs personal clothing for residents on the Personal Clothing service. Sets aside linen not repairable for salvage use, and records same.
Folds, segregates and stacks linens and residents' personal clothing. Ironing is done only if necessary.
Assembles carts with required quantity of bed linens and towels and delivers to linen storage closets on each floor.
Returns laundered clothing to closets and drawers of residents, ensuring that each article is properly marked with name and room number.
Identifies all newly received linens with facility's name, date of circulation, and records same.
Ensures that laundry room, linen closets and all equipment and carts are kept in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition.
Ensures that housekeeping aides have sufficient clean dry mop heads and rags to assume their duties.
Complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, and Workplace Hazardous Material Information System. This includes recognizing health and safety hazards, reporting incidents, fulfilling responsibilities under the applicable legislation, as well as participating in inservices and fire drills.
Performs duties outlined in work schedule of laundry aide as required, and other related duties as assigned.