Care Home General Assistant — Varied, Caring & Practical

Barchester Healthcare; Southampton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training and development

Wellbeing and support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards

Long Service Awards

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a General Assistant for a care home in the UK. You’ll support residents through housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering tasks, helping create a warm and homely environment. Your caring, practical approach will contribute to a positive daily experience for residents and staff.

You’ll work as part of a team, taking pride in reliable service, safety and wellbeing, with training provided to develop your skills further and enhance resident satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Reliability and empathy to support residents.
• Able to adapt to tasks across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering.
• Willingness to train and develop care-related skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering duties.
• Create a warm, homely environment for residents.
• Build positive relationships with residents and colleagues.
• Follow care home policies to ensure quality of life for residents.

Skills

Reliability

Compassion

Practical

Willingness to learn

Job description

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a General Assistant for a care home in the UK. You’ll support residents through housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering tasks, helping create a warm and homely environment. Your caring, practical approach will contribute to a positive daily experience for residents and staff.

You’ll work as part of a team, taking pride in reliable service, safety and wellbeing, with training provided to develop your skills further and enhance resident satisfaction.