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 the quality care and support our residents deserve. This wide-ranging role involves responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering, allowing you to play a part in creating a warm and homely environment for the residents.
Main duties of the job The General Assistant role involves diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering. You'll need to be reliable, compassionate, caring and always ready to make a difference. While previous experience is not essential, you should be practical and happy to turn your hand to different tasks. Barchester will provide training to cover everything you need to thrive in the role, and you'll have the opportunity to take further courses to develop your skills.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care and support services in the UK. They operate over 200 care homes and independent hospitals, employing more than 17,000 people. Barchester is committed to providing the best possible care and support to their residents, with a strong focus on creating a warm, homely and welcoming environment.
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 Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'
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 for this General Assistant role. Barchester will provide the necessary training to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to excel in the position.
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
Shoreham by Sea
BN43 6LT
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)