Overview
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. This wide-ranging role involves diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, enabling you to contribute to a warm, homely environment.
About the Role
No two days will be the same as you take on diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering. You will play your own part in creating a warm and homely environment. Caring and empathetic, you’ll put residents first and build positive professional relationships 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. You should be 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 these qualities, our training will cover everything you need to thrive, and you’ll have opportunities to take courses to develop your skills further.
Rewards Package
As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your 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.
Job Responsibilities
In this General Assistant role, you’ll undertake tasks across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering to support the overall operations of the care home. You’ll be reliable, compassionate and ready to adapt to varying needs. Barchester Healthcare will provide comprehensive training to ensure you have the knowledge and skills to thrive in this position.
Qualifications
Essential
* No specific qualifications are required for this General Assistant role. Barchester Healthcare values life experiences and transferable skills over formal qualifications. The company will provide comprehensive training to ensure you have the necessary knowledge and skills to succeed in the position.
Disclosure and Background 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Barchester Healthcare
Ashington, NE63 8HE
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