Laundry Aide

DescriptionVincentian Home in McCandless, PA in the North Hills is looking for a full time, daylight Laundry Aide!Summary:The primary purpose of the Laundry Aide is to maintain a safe, clean, sanitary and comfortable environment. Responsibilities also include completing general laundry service duties and distribution of clean linens and clothing.It is the duty of all employees to promote and support a resident centered care environment that ensures the treatment of all residents, family members, visitors, fellow employees and customers with kindness, respect, and dignity. Essential Duties And Responsibilities: 1. Commits to the Vincentian Collaborative System (VCS) mission to nurture and sustain a ministry of compassionate care that preserves the human dignity of persons within a diverse and changing society.2. Upholds and promotes the VCS values of spirituality, compassion, quality, dignity, collaboration, advocacy and stewardship.3. Promotes and supports a resident centered care environment that ensures the treatment of all residents, family members, visitors, fellow employees and customers with kindness, respect, and dignity.4. Adheres to all facility and department work rules, policies and procedures.5. Ensure that resident rooms and public areas are maintained in a clean, safe, comfortable and attractive manner.6. Follow established safety procedures when performing tasks and when using equipment and supplies.7. Follow proper techniques when mixing chemicals, disinfectants and solutions used for cleaning. Complies with manufacturer's instructions and/or Material Safety Data Sheet.8. Use appropriate personal protective equipment and supplies when handling infectious materials.9. Ensure that an adequate supply of housekeeping supplies to perform daily tasks is maintained in utility/janitorial closets. Keep supervisory staff informed of supply needs.10. Collects soiled linen. Sorts, counts, checks and weighs linen and clothes. Uses special stain removing techniques.11. Loads, unloads and operates washers and dryers. Irons, folds and checks laundered items. Delivers clean linen to locations.12. Ensures that an adequate supply of laundry/linen supplies is maintained.13. Operates and maintains equipment. Ensures that equipment is cleaned and properly stored.14. Keep work/assignment areas free of hazardous materials and objects.15. Performs job functions in a manner that promotes efficient use of resources.16. Ensures that work records are completed and cleaning schedules adhered to.17. Adheres to established cleaning, cross contamination and infection control policies and procedures.18. Reports all hazardous conditions and equipment malfunctions.19. Performs all other duties assigned.Education/Experience:1. Must possess, as a minimum, a GED or high school diploma.2. At least one (1) year experience of housekeeping duties.3. Knowledge of common laundry appliances and equipment.4. Ability to learn routine machine operations and record number of pounds or items for inventory and production control.Work Environment: Employees of a long term care facility work in a resident care environment that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year. Employees can be expected to be exposed to unpleasant odors and may encounter physically or verbally aggressive residents.Working conditions include normal indoor temperatures. There may also be times when employees perform duties outdoors. Depending on the season, outdoor temperatures will vary.Employees may come into contact with residents who have infectious diseases or to resident bodily fluids or blood. In addition, employees may come into contact with hazardous materials and facility equipment.Vincentian is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Created: 2026-04-02