General Assistant - Bank

Barchester Healthcare; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training and development for all roles

Access to wellbeing and support tools

A range of retail discounts and savings

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a General Assistant to provide essential support at our care home in the East Midlands. In this varied role, you will assist with housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, ensuring our residents receive the highest quality of care and a warm atmosphere.

Your compassion and reliability will contribute to building meaningful relationships with residents. Full training is provided, and additional courses are available for skill development.

The role offers a competitive salary and an attractive rewards package including free training and retail discounts.

Qualifications

• Reliable and compassionate individual ready to support and engage with residents.
• Practical and willing to perform various tasks as needed.
• No formal qualifications required; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Assist with housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering tasks.
• Build positive relationships with residents to enhance their care experience.
• Contribute to creating a warm and homely environment.

Skills

Reliability

Compassion

Caring demeanor

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 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.