Job summary As a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of tasks to help provide quality care and support for residents.
This wide-reaching role involves diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering, allowing you to contribute to creating a warm and homely environment.
You'll be a reliable, compassionate, and caring individual, ready to make a positive difference in the lives of the residents.
Main duties of the job As a General Assistant, your responsibilities will include a variety of tasks across different areas such as housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering.
You'll play a crucial role in ensuring the care home environment is well-maintained and comfortable for the residents.
Your empathetic approach and commitment to providing quality care will be essential in building positive relationships with the residents and supporting their overall well-being.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care in the UK, operating over 200 care homes and retirement communities.
The company is dedicated to delivering exceptional care and support to its residents, fostering a warm and inclusive environment.
As a General Assistant, you'll be part of a team that is committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of the individuals they serve.
Job description Job responsibilities ABOUT THE ROLEAs a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of tasks to help us provide the quality care and support our residents deserve.
No two days will be the same as you take on diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering.
It's because this is such a wide-reaching role that you'll be able to play your own part in creating a warm and homely environment.
Caring and empathetic, as a General Assistant you'll put our residents first and build the kind of positive professional relationships with them that make their experience with us happy and meaningful.
ABOUT YOUPeople in a General Assistant role come from all walks of life and have all kinds of life experiences and career paths behind them.
You'll be a big part of our home so what matters is that you're reliable, compassionate, caring and always ready to make a difference.
You should be practical too, happy to turn your hand to different tasks.
If you have all of this, our training will cover everything else you need to thrive.
You'll also have the opportunity to take courses that will develop your skills even further.
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 schemeIf you'd like to use your can-do approach 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.
However, you should have a practical mindset, be reliable, compassionate, and always ready to go the extra mile to make a positive impact.
Barchester Healthcare will provide comprehensive training to ensure you have the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive in this role.