General Assistant

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; Dumfries; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Dumfries is seeking a General Assistant to support residents through various tasks including housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. The role focuses on creating a warm and homely environment. We welcome individuals from all walks of life and offer comprehensive training to help you thrive. Join us to make a meaningful impact on our residents' experiences in a rewarding and supportive workplace.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

A range of retail discounts

‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme

‘Employee of the Month’ rewards

Qualifications

• Reliability and compassion are essential.
• Ability to turn your hand to different tasks.
• Willingness to undertake training.

Responsibilities

• Carry out a range of tasks to support residents.
• Engage in housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering.
• Build positive relationships with residents.

Skills

Reliable

Compassionate

Caring

Practical

Good communication

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As 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 YOU

People 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 PACKAGE

As 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.