General Assistant

Barchester Healthcare; Thurso; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training and development

Access to 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 to join their team in Thurso, United Kingdom. In this role, you will carry out various tasks, including housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, contributing to a warm, homely environment for residents.

The ideal candidate will be reliable, compassionate, and ready to make a difference. You'll also have access to free training and development, as well as a generous rewards package including retail discounts and recognition awards.

Qualifications

• Reliable, compassionate, and caring candidate needed.
• Must be practical and ready to take on diverse tasks.

Responsibilities

• Carry out tasks across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering.
• Build positive relationships with residents.

Skills

Caring and empathetic

Reliability

Practicality

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 Assistantrole 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.