General Assistant

5 days ago


StokeonTrent, United Kingdom Barchester Healthcare Full time

Job summary

As a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of tasks to help provide the quality care and support our residents deserve. You'll be responsible for diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering, contributing to a warm and homely environment for our residents.

Main duties of the job

The General Assistant role involves a wide range of responsibilities, including housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering tasks. You'll need to be reliable, compassionate, and practical, with the ability to adapt to different tasks as needed. Barchester provides comprehensive training to help you thrive in this role, and offers opportunities for further skill development.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care services in the UK, operating a network of care homes and hospitals. The company is dedicated to delivering high-quality care and support to its residents, with a focus on creating a warm and welcoming environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

No specific qualifications are required for this role, as Barchester provides comprehensive training. However, relevant experience in a care or hospitality setting would be beneficial.
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