General Assistant - Bank

Barchester Limited; Herne Bay; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Herne Bay is seeking a General Assistant to join their team. The role involves various responsibilities including housekeeping and catering to ensure a welcoming environment for residents. Ideal candidates should be reliable and compassionate, with a readiness to engage in training opportunities. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, making this a rewarding role in the care sector.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing support tools

Retail discounts and savings

Qualifications

• Reliable and compassionate individual ready to make a difference in residents' lives.
• Practical and adaptable, willing to take on diverse responsibilities.
• Ability to build positive professional relationships with residents.

Responsibilities

• Carry out a range of tasks across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering.
• Create a warm and homely environment for residents.
• Engage in training and development opportunities.

Skills

Reliability

Compassion

Practicality

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• Carry out a range of tasks across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering to support residents and maintain a clean, comfortable environment.
• Play your part in creating a warm and homely environment and build positive professional relationships with residents.
• Be reliable, compassionate and practical, ready to turn your hand to different tasks as needed.
• Engage with training and development; onboarding training will cover everything you need to thrive and there are opportunities to take further courses.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with one of the best rewards packages in the care sector.
• Free training and development for all roles
• Access to wellbeing and support tools
• A range of retail discounts and savings