General Assistant

Barchester Healthcare; Banbury; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a General Assistant and make a meaningful impact on residents' lives. This role offers diverse responsibilities, from housekeeping to catering, ensuring a warm and homely environment for those in care. You'll be part of a compassionate team, dedicated to providing high-quality support and care. With opportunities for training and development, you can enhance your skills while contributing to a positive atmosphere. If you are reliable and ready to make a difference, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Caring and empathetic with a focus on resident well-being.
• Practical and adaptable to various tasks in a care environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering tasks.
• Build positive relationships with residents to enhance their experience.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliable

Practical

People Skills

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:

1. Free learning and development
2. Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
3. A range of holiday, retail, and leisure discounts
4. 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.