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 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.
Main duties of the job 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. Responsibilities include housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, ensuring a warm environment. People in this role are expected to be reliable, compassionate, caring, and adaptable. Barchester offers training, development, and courses to enhance skills. Employees have access to benefits such as free training, wellbeing tools, retail discounts, and referral bonuses. Using a can-do approach and people skills in the organisation provides a rewarding work experience, meeting the quality care standards expected for loved ones.
About us Barchester Healthcare is dedicated to providing high-quality care and support to residents in its care homes. Employees, such as General Assistants, play a key role in maintaining a homely environment and ensure that residents receive the care they deserve. Barchester values reliability, compassion, caring nature, and adaptability in its staff. The organisation offers comprehensive training and development opportunities, allowing staff to enhance their skills further. Barchester is also committed to employee wellbeing, providing wellbeing tools and access to various retail discounts. Their generous rewards package includes unlimited referrals, encouraging employees to bring in more committed staff. The organisation's ethos revolves around providing quality care equivalent to what one would expect for their loved ones, making it a promising place to work.
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; however, employees should be reliable, compassionate, caring, and adaptable to various tasks. Barchester provides all necessary training.
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
Nottingham
NG6 8GH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)