About this role
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. Your diverse responsibilities will span across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering, allowing you to play a key role in creating a warm and homely environment. With your reliable, compassionate and practical approach, you'll build meaningful relationships with residents and make a real difference to their lives.
Main duties of the job The General Assistant role at Barchester Healthcare involves a wide range of responsibilities to support the overall care and operations of the care home. You'll assist with tasks such as housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering, contributing to the creation of a comfortable and welcoming environment for residents. Your empathetic and reliable nature will be crucial in building positive relationships with the residents and ensuring their experience is a happy and meaningful one.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes across the UK. With a focus on person-centred care, they strive to create a warm and supportive environment for residents. As a General Assistant, you'll be part of a dedicated team committed to delivering excellent care and support.
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.
Please note you must be able to drive due to the location of the home in Landford.
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 training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus scheme
If 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.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
No specific qualifications are required for this role, as Barchester Healthcare will provide comprehensive training to help you thrive in the position. What's most important is your compassionate, reliable and practical approach, as well as a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of the residents.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Barchester Healthcare
Address Barchester Healthcare
Salisbury
SP5 2EJ
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)