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 the residents. This wide-reaching role will allow you to play a part in creating a warm and homely environment, where you can build positive relationships with the residents.
Main duties of the job The General Assistant role involves diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering. No two days will be the same, and you'll need to be reliable, compassionate, caring, and always ready to make a difference. Barchester provides training to help you thrive in the role, and there are opportunities to develop your skills further through additional courses.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, known for its commitment to delivering high-quality care and support to its residents. The company places a strong emphasis on creating a warm and welcoming environment, and values the contributions of its staff in achieving this goal.
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 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
No specific qualifications are required, but you should have a practical and empathetic approach, and be willing to take on a variety of tasks to support 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
READING
RG31 5UG
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)