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Barchester Healthcare

Laundry Assistant - Care Home

The closing date is 12 November 2025

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Job summary

The Laundry Assistant role at a Barchester care home involves sorting, washing, drying, and ironing residents' clothing and bedding to ensure a clean and comfortable environment. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in the healthcare sector and contribute to the overall smooth running of the care home.

Main duties of the job

As a Laundry Assistant, you will be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and quality of residents' clothing and bedding. This includes sorting, washing, drying, and ironing items, as well as contributing to the overall look and feel of the care home. You will need a personable approach, good practical skills, and a commitment to providing an exceptional laundry service to the residents.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering a range of services including residential, nursing, and dementia care. They are committed to providing high-quality care and support to their residents, and value their staff highly.

Details

Date posted

13 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.71 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1381498607

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Woking

GU22 0GA


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Laundry Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to make sure our residents receive quality care and support in the best possible surroundings. By making sure each resident has clean clothing and bedding, you'll be playing your own part in helping everyone to feel comfortable and at home. The role of Laundry Assistant involves sorting, washing, drying, ironing and contributing to the overall look and feel of the home. It's a great way to get a sense of what it takes to keep everything running smoothly in our homes and it could open up other opportunities as you develop.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Laundry Assistant you'll need a personable approach, good practical skills and determination to provide an exceptional laundry service. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and committed to making a positive difference to our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Laundry Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help to make sure our residents receive quality care and support in the best possible surroundings. By making sure each resident has clean clothing and bedding, you'll be playing your own part in helping everyone to feel comfortable and at home. The role of Laundry Assistant involves sorting, washing, drying, ironing and contributing to the overall look and feel of the home. It's a great way to get a sense of what it takes to keep everything running smoothly in our homes and it could open up other opportunities as you develop.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Laundry Assistant you'll need a personable approach, good practical skills and determination to provide an exceptional laundry service. Just as importantly, you should be reliable and committed to making a positive difference to our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required for this role, but a personable approach, good practical skills, and a commitment to providing an exceptional laundry service are essential.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required for this role, but a personable approach, good practical skills, and a commitment to providing an exceptional laundry service are essential.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Woking

GU22 0GA


Employer's website

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Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Woking

GU22 0GA


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

13 September 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.71 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1381498607

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Woking

GU22 0GA


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