General Assistant

NHS; Walton-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a General Assistant to join their care home team in Walton-on-Thames. This role encompasses a variety of responsibilities including housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. Ideal candidates should be compassionate and reliable, with practical skills to assist residents effectively. Barchester offers a comprehensive rewards package, including free training and a supportive work environment. If you're looking to make a difference in residents' lives, apply now!

Benefits

Free training and development for all roles

Access to wellbeing and support tools

A range of retail discounts and savings

Unlimited referrals with Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Employee of the Month rewards and Long Service Awards

Qualifications

• Reliability, compassion, and practical skills.
• Ability to adapt to different tasks as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support the overall operations of the care home.
• Engage in housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering.
• Build positive relationships with the residents.

Job description

As a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of tasks to help provide quality care and support for the residents. Your responsibilities will span across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, allowing you to contribute to creating a warm and homely environment. You'll need to be reliable, compassionate, and practical, with the ability to adapt to different tasks.

Main duties of the job

As a General Assistant, you'll be responsible for a variety of tasks to support the overall operations of the care home. This includes duties in housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. You'll need to be a compassionate and caring individual who can build positive relationships with the residents. The role also requires practical skills and the ability to handle different tasks as needed. Barchester Healthcare provides training and development opportunities to help you thrive in this position.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of residential and nursing care homes in the UK. They are committed to delivering high-quality care and support to their residents, with a focus on creating a warm and comfortable environment. The company values its employees and offers a range of benefits, including training and development opportunities.

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 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required for this role. Barchester Healthcare provides training to equip General Assistants with the necessary skills and knowledge to perform their duties effectively.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.