Laundry Worker Jobs in Appleton, WI (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $19.13 - $24.57 Hourly
Location : 206 COURT STREET, CHILTON, WI
Job Type: CASUAL
Job Number: 2026-01398
Department: Human Services
Division: Home Health Care/Hospice
Opening Date: 03/20/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Description
This is a casual position with limited expectation of a regular work schedule working on an intermittent or sporadic basis, with no guarantee of any work hours.
Under direct supervision of the Supportive Home Care Supervisor, provide personal care and support to clients in their daily activities. Assisting with personal hygiene, medication observation, mobility assistance, incontinence care, light housekeeping, feeding and meal preparation and attentive companionship while ensuring a comfortable and dignified living environment in the client's place of residence.
Examples of Duties
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Assists clients with daily living tasks including dressing and personal hygiene care such as brushing teeth, grooming, shaving, bathing and hair washing.
Provides medication reminders to clients for self-administration of medication.
Assists with exercise as prescribed and which have been taught by the appropriate health personnel.
Build trusted relationships with clients and their families; interact positively with the client's family, advocates, guardians, case managers, employers, friends, and others.
Provides meaningful and attentive companionship and emotional support to client and other members of the household.
Maintains the living quarters, keeping the residence in a clean and orderly condition.
Performs housekeeping services; dusting, vacuuming, sweeping floors, washing dishes, cleaning kitchen and bathroom areas, laundering clothing and linens, and removing trash.
Assists with nutritional guidance, including purchasing food, meal planning, food preparation, knowledge of special nutritional needs, and encourages healthy nutrition.
Provides transportation to doctor's appointments, beauty shops/barbers, etc.
Provides clients with communication assistance, scheduling appointments, writing correspondence, etc.
Maintains records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to supervisor.
Attends scheduled in-services, conferences, and department meetings.
It is unlikely an employee will perform all the duties listed on a regular basis, nor is the list exhaustive, in the sense it covers all the duties an employee may be required to perform. The examples are merely indicative, not restrictive.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Typical Qualifications
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
High School diploma or general education degree (GED). Prior experience providing supportive care, Alzheimer's and dementia care, and/or disability support is a plus.
Language Skills
Ability to read and interpret documents such as aide care plans, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, professional journals, and procedure manuals. Ability to document care and record changes in patient's condition to the supervising RN and/or HHC/Hospice Supervisors.
Ability to communicate and present information effectively, cooperate and respond to common inquiries or complaints from patients, patient's family, co-workers, or the general public.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts of percentages, ratios, and proportions in practical situations.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to be flexible in responding to the needs of patients/families, staff members, and other health care providers. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of word processing, e-mail, and documentation systems.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Valid Driver's License, with access to a dependable automobile and carrying at least the minimum automobile insurance coverage.
Certified Direct Care Professional designation preferred
Other Skills and Abilities Thorough knowledge of the developmental stages of the life cycle, especially the aging process.
Thorough knowledge of universal precautions.
Thorough knowledge of basic nutrition, meal preparation, and housekeeping duties.
Thorough knowledge of the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the client and family.
Thorough knowledge of agency functions and community resources.
Thorough knowledge of what, when, and how to report patient observations to R.N./agency.
Ability and temperament to effectively work with clients that have physical and mental limitations or disabilities.
Ability to carry out care plans independently.
Ability to prepare accurate records.
Ability to seek and utilize supervision/consultation effectively.
Ability to establish and maintain effective patient, family, public and agency working relationships.
Ability to be compassionate, reliable, and dependable.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear; reach with hands and arms; stand and walk.
The employee is frequently required to sit, bend, and push and pull; and occasionally stoop, kneel, and crouch. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally exert force in excess of 100 pounds and transfer patients with weights greater than 100 pounds.
Frequently performs tasks which require hand-eye coordination. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to wear gloves, masks, and other protective equipment.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to weather conditions; hazards of driving; unclean inside environmental conditions; and difficult interpersonal interaction with exposure to potentially violent patients. May be exposed to odors, infections, contagious diseases, toxic agents, temperature variations/or dust, and the risk of bloodborne pathogens. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.
The benefits listed below represent an employee who works full-time (100%). Regular part-time employees working half time or more per week shall receive fringe benefits on a prorated basis.
1. PTO. (Paid Time Off). Calumet County's PTO Plan combines vacation, sick leave, and bereavement leave into a single leave plan - PTO. Newly hired full-time employees will be credited with six (6) days of PTO immediately upon hire. Employees will immediately accrue PTO upon hire. The accrual will be based on the employee's length of service with the County. PTO may be carried over from year to year provided the balance does not exceed the maximum allowable amount.
2. ELB. (Extended Leave Bank). The Extended Leave Bank is a bank of time separate from PTO that is intended for use in situations where the employee is absent from work due to medical necessity lasting more than three (3) days, or for events qualifying under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
3. Holidays. You will be credited with ten (10) holidays: New Year's Day, Friday before Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, the Day Before Christmas Day, Christmas Day, and the Day Before New Year's Day.
4. Insurance. Employees eligible to participate in a High Deductible HMO Health Insurance Plan. The County pays eighty-eight (88%) percent of the single or family premium for full time employees who complete the Wellness Program criteria. To assist in meeting deductibles, the County will also contribute, to an HSA, for eligible employees. Dental and Vision Insurance is also available.
5. PEHP. (Post Employment Health Plan). The County provides a PEHP for regular full-time and eligible regular part-time non-represented employees. The PEHP is a multi-employer trust (IRS Code 501(c)(9)). The plan allows for a tax-free pre-funding of post employment medical expenses. The County contributes a biweekly flat dollar amount per employee. Contributions will be allocated to the universal reimbursement sub-account.
6. Life Insurance. The County provides a life insurance policy equal to the estimated calendar year earnings of the position, with the County paying the premium. Additional units of insurance are also available along with spouse and dependent coverage, with the employee paying the full premium.
7. Disability Insurance. Long-term disability insurance is available, with the employee paying the full premium.
8. Retirement Plan. The County provides a pension plan through the Wisconsin Retirement System. The County pays 50% of the actuarially required WRS contributions for general employees.
9. Section 125 Flexible Spending Program. The County provides a Section 125 Flexible Benefits Program wherein you may set aside pre-tax dollars to use for expenses not covered by insurance or for dependent care expenses.
10. Deferred Compensation Program. The County provides a Section 457 Deferred Compensation Program wherein pre-tax dollars can be deposited in an investment of your choice through providers used by the County.
11. Social Security Program. The County provides Social Security and Medicare contributions.