General Assistant

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a compassionate General Assistant to support residents through diverse tasks including housekeeping, cleaning, and catering. The ideal candidate will be reliable and empathetic, committed to building positive relationships with residents. Barchester offers a rewarding environment with excellent training, development opportunities, and a competitive benefits package. This includes free training, wellbeing support, and employee recognition programs.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Referral bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Caring and empathetic demeanor required.
• Ability to handle diverse responsibilities in housekeeping, laundry, and catering.
• Willingness to undergo training and development.

Responsibilities

• Assist in housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering tasks.
• Build positive relationships with residents.
• Provide care and support tailored to the residents' needs.

Skills

Reliability

Compassion

Practical problem-solving

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.