General Assistant - Bank

NHS; Banbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a reputable care provider as a General Assistant, contributing to the residents' quality life through a variety of daily tasks across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact in a rewarding environment, offering compassionate care and support.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Automatic enrolment into profit share scheme

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Unlimited access to Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications required, focus on a caring and practical approach.
• Willingness to take on diverse tasks.
• Comprehensive training provided.

Responsibilities

• Support the smooth running of the care home.
• Carry out tasks in housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering.
• Build positive relationships with residents.

Skills

Caring

Practical

Compassionate

Job description

Job summary

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. This wide-ranging role involves responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, allowing you to contribute to creating a warm and homely environment for the residents.

Main duties of the job

In this General Assistant role, you'll be responsible for a variety of tasks to support the smooth running of the care home. This includes duties in areas such as housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. By taking on these diverse responsibilities, you'll play a key part in ensuring the residents receive the quality care and support they deserve. The role requires a caring and empathetic approach, as you'll build positive relationships with the residents and contribute to their overall wellbeing and happiness.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes across the UK. With a strong focus on delivering compassionate and person-centered care, the organization is committed to creating a warm and welcoming environment for residents. As a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll be an integral part of the team, working collaboratively to meet the needs of the residents and support the overall operations of the facility.

Details Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.24 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1325334838

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Banbury

OX17 2JL

Job description Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUPeople 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 PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

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

Job description Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUPeople 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 PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

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

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• No specific qualifications are required for this General Assistant role. The focus is on having a caring and practical approach, as well as the willingness to take on a diverse range of tasks. Barchester will provide comprehensive training to ensure you have the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the role.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• No specific qualifications are required for this General Assistant role. The focus is on having a caring and practical approach, as well as the willingness to take on a diverse range of tasks. Barchester will provide comprehensive training to ensure you have the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the role.

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.

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Banbury

OX17 2JL

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Banbury

OX17 2JL

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)