Linen and Clothing Specialist
Core
Operates laundry and sewing equipment to wash, sort, mend, alter, and repair clothing and linens for a state institution.
Role type
Linen and Clothing Specialist (Laundry and Sewing)
Builds
Cleaned linens, repaired clothing, and maintained draperies for facility residents/staff
Domain
Corrections / Institutional Laundry
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Operating industrial laundry equipment, sewing by hand or machine, pattern making, garment fitting and alteration, inventory management, basic mathematics
Preferred skills
Vocational training in laundry or sewing, experience with juvenile or adult offenders
Technologies
Industrial washers, dryers, mangles, pressers, irons, sewing machines
Responsibilities
Load and operate laundry equipment, sew and repair clothing, construct and maintain draperies, maintain sewing materials and inventory, supervise staff or inmates (at higher levels), teach vocational skills
Seniority
Entry-level to Leadership (Level I-IV)