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 responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering, allowing you to contribute to creating a warm and homely environment.
Main duties of the job The General Assistant role at Barchester Healthcare involves diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering.
You'll be a crucial part of the team, helping to provide the best possible care and support for residents.
This is a hands-on role where you'll use your practical skills and empathetic approach to make a real difference in the lives of those in our care.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes across the UK.
With a strong focus on person-centred care, the organisation is committed to creating warm, inclusive environments where residents can thrive.
Barchester invests in its employees, offering competitive salaries, excellent benefits and opportunities for professional development.
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, as Barchester will provide comprehensive training.
However, the ideal candidate will be reliable, compassionate, and dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of residents.