About this role
Job summary The position of General Assistant at Barchester Healthcare's care home in Dalkeith is a multifaceted role that involves a variety of tasks aimed at ensuring the residents receive the quality care and support they deserve. This permanent role offers a salary of £13.01 per hour and is critical in creating a warm and homely environment within the care home. The job requires a compassionate, reliable, and caring individual capable of handling diverse responsibilities spanning across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering services.
Main duties of the job As 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 us Barchester Healthcare is known for its comprehensive approach to supporting both staff and residents, offering one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. The company values a can-do approach and aims to create an environment where the quality care expected for loved ones is not just met, but exceeded. Employees are equipped with free training and development opportunities and other benefits including retail discounts, a Refer a Friend bonus scheme, Employee of the Month rewards, and Long Service Awards.
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 as comprehensive training is provided, but candidates should be reliable, compassionate, and caring, with a willingness to learn and adapt to various tasks.
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
Dalkeith
EH22 2AH
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)