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Barchester Healthcare is seeking a friendly General Assistant to support residents at our Exeter care home. You will contribute to a warm, homely environment by helping with housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering tasks, while putting residents first and showing empathy in daily care.
We value reliability and practical can-do attitudes, with training provided to develop skills and confidence. Your flexible approach and team spirit will help us deliver quality care every day.
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.
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.
As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:
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.