General Assistant - Bank

NHS; Ross-on-Wye; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

As a General Assistant at a leading care home, you will support residents by performing diverse tasks across housekeeping, laundry, and catering. This hands-on role prioritizes compassion, reliability, and practical skills while creating a warm, supportive environment for residents. Join an organization emphasizing exceptional care and enjoy a rewarding career.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Responsibilities

• Carry out housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering tasks.
• Interact directly with residents and build positive relationships.

Skills

Compassion

Reliability

Practicality

Job description

Job summary

As a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a wide range of tasks to help provide the quality care and support that the residents deserve. This diverse role covers responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, allowing you to play a crucial part in creating a warm and homely environment for the residents.

Main duties of the job

The General Assistant role involves a variety of tasks to support the smooth running of the care home. You'll be responsible for duties such as housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, ensuring the home is well-maintained and the residents' needs are met. This is a hands-on role that requires a practical and compassionate approach, as you'll be interacting directly with the residents and building positive relationships with them.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care services in the UK, operating a network of high-quality care homes across the country. The company is committed to delivering exceptional care and support to its residents, and places a strong emphasis on creating a warm and welcoming environment.

Details Date posted

14 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.24 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1323314157

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Ross-on-Wye

HR9 7BQ

Job description Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUPeople 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 PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

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

Job description Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUPeople 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 PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts 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 Essential

• No specific qualifications are required for this role, as Barchester Healthcare provides comprehensive training to ensure you have the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the position. What's most important is that you have a caring and reliable nature, with a practical approach and a willingness to get involved in a wide range of tasks.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• No specific qualifications are required for this role, as Barchester Healthcare provides comprehensive training to ensure you have the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the position. What's most important is that you have a caring and reliable nature, with a practical approach and a willingness to get involved in a wide range of tasks.

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.

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Ross-on-Wye

HR9 7BQ

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Ross-on-Wye

HR9 7BQ

Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)