General Assistant - Bank

NHS; Northampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in care provision is seeking a General Assistant to join their dedicated team. In this hands-on role, you will support residents through various tasks including housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. Your compassionate and reliable nature will help create a warm and welcoming environment, making a significant difference in the lives of those you care for. With comprehensive training provided, this position is perfect for individuals looking to grow their skills while contributing to a positive atmosphere in the care sector. Join a team that values your efforts and offers a rewarding experience.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required; comprehensive training is provided.
• Reliability and compassion are key traits for success in this role.

Responsibilities

• Support high-quality care through housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering.
• Build positive relationships with residents to enhance their experience.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliable

Practical

Empathy

Education

No specific qualifications required

Job description

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 residents. This wide-reaching role involves responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, allowing you to play a part in creating a warm and homely environment. You'll be a reliable, compassionate, and practical individual, ready to make a difference in the lives of the residents.

Main duties of the job

The General Assistant role at Barchester Healthcare involves a variety of tasks to support the provision of high-quality care for residents. You'll be responsible for duties across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, ensuring a comfortable and welcoming environment. This is a hands-on position that requires a caring, empathetic, and practical approach to meet the diverse needs of the residents.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, dedicated to delivering exceptional care and support to its residents. The company is committed to creating a warm, homely atmosphere and empowering its staff to make a positive difference in the lives of those they care for.

Job responsibilities

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:

1. Free learning and development
2. Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
3. A range of holiday, retail, and leisure discounts
4. 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

• No specific qualifications are required for this role, as Barchester Healthcare provides comprehensive training to equip General Assistants with the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive in the position.

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.