As a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, youll carry out a range of tasks to help provide quality care and support for the residents. This is a wide-ranging role where youll be involved in housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, contributing to creating a warm and homely environment for the residents. Youll need to be reliable, compassionate, and always ready to make a difference.
Main duties of the job
As a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, youll 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. Its because this is such a wide-reaching role that youll be able to play your own part in creating a warm and homely environment. Caring and empathetic, as a General Assistant youll 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 a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering a range of services including nursing care, residential care, and dementia care. The company is committed to providing high-quality care and support to its residents, and values its employees as an essential part of this. Barchester Healthcare operates care homes across the country, and this role is based in Hopton on Sea.
Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEAs a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, youll 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. Its because this is such a wide-reaching role that youll be able to play your own part in creating a warm and homely environment. Caring and empathetic, as a General Assistant youll 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. Youll be a big part of our home so what matters is that youre 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. Youll 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 youd like to use your can-do approach and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care youd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* No specific qualifications are required for this role, but you should be reliable, compassionate, and have a practical approach to different tasks. Barchester Healthcare 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.
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