General Assistant

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; Dunfermline; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in the UK is seeking a General Assistant to support daily operations and enhance the quality of care for residents. The role involves a variety of tasks including housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, ensuring a warm environment. Candidates should be reliable and compassionate, with opportunities for training and development to further enhance their skills. This position offers a fulfilling chance to make a difference in residents' lives.

Benefits

Free training and development for all roles

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Range of retail discounts

Referral bonus scheme

Employee recognition awards

Qualifications

• Reliable, compassionate, and caring nature.
• Willingness to learn and undertake a variety of tasks.
• Ability to build positive relationships with residents.

Responsibilities

• Carry out diverse responsibilities including housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering.
• Create a warm and homely environment for residents.

Skills

Reliable

Compassionate

Caring

Practical

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

• 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.