Why Kensington Senior Living? Because Our Promise to love and care for your family as we do our own. These are not just words – but something all of us at Kensington Senior Living strive to deliver each day. We’re looking for a Laundry Attendant to join our Kensington Park Community. Join us to discover your path, grow your purpose, and embrace the unexpected: deeper connections, greater opportunities, and a stronger sense of belonging. Salary: $18.54-20.75 Schedule: Part-Time Summary: The Laundry Attendant is responsible for washing and drying laundry, including residents’ personal garments, residents’ linens, community linens, and other laundry in a manner that will not damage either machines or contents. Duties and Responsibilities: • Launders resident personal linens and garments in accordance with care instructions. Ensures that all items returned to residents the same day they are received. • Processes dining services tablecloths, napkins, and rags on a daily basis. • Operates electric hand iron to finish dining room tablecloths, napkins, table skirts, resident laundry, etc. • Sorts garments and contaminated linens, pre-rinses, treats and bleaches as necessary. • Properly operates and cares for laundry equipment, maintains clean laundry work area and equipment, and reports equipment malfunctions to the Director of Environmental Services. • Coordinates transportation, tracking, and recovery of garments, linen, and other items (i.e. draperies, slip covers, etc.) that are sent to outside laundries or dry cleaners. • Maintains the inventory of community linens and related laundry supplies. • Performs other related duties as assigned or as may be required to meet emergency or unusual situations. • Participates in training and other professional development activities as required. Knowledge and Skill: • Must have excellent verbal skills and communication abilities. • Ability to work effectively within a team based environment. • Strong time management and organizational skills. • Knowledge of basic operations of laundry equipment and chemical use. Qualifications: • Must be able to clearly and proficiently communicate with people of all ages and abilities, displaying consideration of their rights and sensitivities, while maintaining an energetic, positive attitude. • Must be able to read and write English, and follow verbal and written instructions. • Must maintain a clean and well-groomed appearance and follow the dress code as outlined in the employee handbook. • Ability to work flexible hours including weekends and evenings. • Be in good health, and physically and mentally capable of performing assigned tasks. • Demonstrates freedom from pulmonary tuberculosis by a health screening performed by a physician prior to employment. • Must be cleared in a criminal background check administered in the state of employment. • Experience in similar position is preferable. Mental and Physical Requirements: • Requires ability to stand for extended periods of time and walk short and long distances. • Must be able to lift and/or carry objects in excess of 40 pounds. • Must be able to push 200 lbs. on a cart with casters • Requires significant amount of bending at the waist. • Requires reaching above, below, and at shoulder length. • Ability to remain calm and positive in stressful situations.