This is a General Assistant role at a Barchester Healthcare care home in Dunfermline. The successful candidate will carry out a range of tasks across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering to help provide quality care and support for the residents. The role is permanent and offers a competitive salary and rewards package.
Main duties of the job
As a General Assistant, youll be responsible for a diverse range of tasks to help create a warm and homely environment for the residents. This includes duties in housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. Youll need to be reliable, compassionate, and always ready to make a difference. Barchester Healthcare will provide comprehensive training to ensure you have the necessary skills to thrive in this role.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes across the UK. They are committed to delivering exceptional care and support to their residents, and value their employees who contribute to creating a nurturing and inclusive environment.
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
* Employee of the Month rewards and Long Service Awards
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.
Qualifications
* No specific qualifications are required, as Barchester Healthcare will provide comprehensive training. They are looking for individuals with the right attitude and values to 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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