Job summary
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 the residents. Your responsibilities will span across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, allowing you to play a crucial role in creating a warm and homely environment. With your reliable, compassionate, and practical approach, you'll build positive relationships with the residents and make a real difference in their lives.
Main duties of the job
As a General Assistant, you'll be responsible for a diverse range of tasks, including housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. No two days will be the same, and you'll have the opportunity to use your can-do attitude and people skills to contribute to the overall care and support provided to the residents. Barchester Healthcare offers a rewarding and supportive work environment, with a comprehensive benefits package that includes free learning and development, profit-sharing, and various discounts.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK. With a focus on delivering person-centered care, the organisation is committed to creating a warm and welcoming environment for its residents. Barchester Healthcare values its employees and offers a range of development opportunities and benefits to support their growth and well-being.
Details Date posted
26 July 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£12.71 an hour
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
1350476115
Job locations
Barchester Healthcare
Stamford
PE9 3TJ
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 learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to 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.
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 learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to 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 for this role. Barchester Healthcare values life experiences and a caring, reliable, and practical approach. The organisation will provide the necessary training to help you thrive in this role.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential
* No specific qualifications are required for this role. Barchester Healthcare values life experiences and a caring, reliable, and practical approach. The organisation will provide the necessary training to help you thrive in this role.
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
Stamford
PE9 3TJ
Employer's website
https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details Employer name
Barchester Healthcare
Address
Barchester Healthcare
Stamford
PE9 3TJ
Employer's website
https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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