General Assistant

As a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you will carry out a variety of tasks to help provide quality care and support to residents. This role involves an array of responsibilities such as housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, contributing to a warm and homely environment. Your caring and empathetic nature will put residents first, allowing you to build positive professional relationships with them. The care home values reliability, compassion, and a readiness to make a difference, regardless of your life experiences or career background. Training and development opportunities are provided to ensure you have the necessary skills to succeed.

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 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.

Barchester Healthcare is committed to providing quality care for residents in their care homes. The company values a supportive and warm environment where residents receive the attention and care they deserve. Working as a General Assistant at Barchester means being part of a team that prioritizes residents' well-being and happiness. The organisation offers training for employees to enhance their skills and provides a rewards package including free training, access to wellbeing tools, and a range of retail discounts. Barchester is known for rewarding its staff through bonus schemes, Employee of the Month awards, and Long Service Awards.

Qualifications

Essential: - No specific qualifications required; training provided.