General Assistant - Bank

NHS; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a General Assistant to join its dedicated team in providing quality care at a leading care home. This role involves a variety of tasks, including housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, all aimed at creating a warm and welcoming environment for residents. The ideal candidate will be compassionate, reliable, and ready to make a difference in the lives of others. With a commitment to personal development, the organization offers comprehensive training and opportunities for further skill enhancement. If you have a can-do attitude and a passion for care, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required; attitude and skills are key.
• Reliable, compassionate, and practical individuals are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations through housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering.
• Build positive relationships with residents to enhance their experience.

Skills

Compassionate Care

Reliability

Practical Skills

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 the residents. Your responsibilities will span across various areas such as housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. This diverse role allows you to contribute to creating a warm and homely environment for the residents.

Main duties of the job

In this General Assistant role, you'll be responsible for a wide range of tasks to support the daily operations of the care home. Your duties may include housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. You'll need to be reliable, compassionate, and always ready to make a difference in the lives of the residents. The care home will provide training to help you thrive in this role, and you'll have the opportunity to further develop your skills through additional courses.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes and healthcare services in the UK. With a focus on delivering personalized care and creating a warm, welcoming environment, Barchester is committed to ensuring the best possible experience for its residents.

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 General Assistant role. The care home is looking for individuals with the right attitude and skills to provide excellent care and support to the residents.

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.