About this role
Job summary ABOUT THE ROLE 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 YOU People 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...
Main duties of the job As a General Assistant at Barchester care home in Lasswade, you will perform various tasks to deliver the quality care and support deserved by our residents. This role involves diverse responsibilities including housekeeping, laundry, and catering, making no two days the same. This role allows you to contribute to creating a warm and homely environment. Your role will involve putting residents first, and forming positive, professional relationships with them, ensuring a happy and meaningful experience. Individuals in this role stem from varied backgrounds with different life and career experiences. Essential qualities include being compassionate, reliable, and caring, with a proactive attitude ready to make a difference. Practical skills in handling different tasks are valued, and training is provided to equip you for success. Opportunities for further skill development through courses are also available. Rewards include a competitive salary, free training, access to support tools, and various retail discounts.
About us Barchester Healthcare is a prominent care home operator in the United Kingdom, providing high-quality care services for elderly residents across its numerous facilities. The organization is dedicated to delivering sustainable and exceptional care services tailored to meet the diverse needs of its residents. Barchester prides itself on creating welcoming and homely environments, ensuring residents receive dignified and personalized care. The healthcare provider places strong emphasis on employee development and welfare, ensuring that team members are well-equipped to provide the necessary care. Barchester's operations are grounded in providing compassionate and reliable care, fostering positive relationships between staff and residents to enhance residents' quality of life. Committed to excellence, Barchester Healthcare seeks to continually improve its services through innovation and adherence to high standards of care.
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.
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Reliable, compassionate, caring and practical with a readiness to make a difference.
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
Lasswade
EH18 1HT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)