General Assistant - Bank

Barchester Healthcare; Ashington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a compassionate General Assistant for its Ashington location. In this varied role, you will perform cleaning, laundry, and catering tasks while ensuring a warm and supportive environment for residents. This position offers a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those you care for. The company provides comprehensive training and a competitive benefits package including free training, wellbeing support, and referral bonuses.

Benefits

Free training and development for all roles

Access to wellbeing and support tools

A range of retail discounts and savings

Unlimited referrals with a bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Reliable and compassionate attitude towards residents.
• Ability to perform a range of tasks including cleaning, laundry, and catering.
• Willingness to undergo training and development.

Responsibilities

• Carry out diverse tasks to support care home operations.
• Build positive relationships with residents.
• Create a warm and homely environment.

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:

• 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

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.