General Assistant - Bank

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Kettering is seeking a General Assistant to join their team. You will perform a variety of tasks including housekeeping, cleaning, and catering, ensuring a warm and supportive environment for residents. Ideal candidates are compassionate, reliable, and willing to learn. The role offers competitive pay and excellent training opportunities, making it a rewarding position.

Benefits

Free training and development

Access to wellbeing and support tools

Range of retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Empathetic and caring attitude towards residents.
• Ability to perform diverse tasks including housekeeping, cleaning, and catering.
• Willingness to undergo training to enhance skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in housekeeping and cleaning tasks.
• Engage with residents in a caring and meaningful manner.
• Assist in catering duties as required.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliable

Practical

People skills

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.