General Assistant - Bank

NHS; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading care provider as a General Assistant, where your compassionate approach will make a real difference in the lives of residents. This role is dynamic, involving housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering tasks. You'll create a warm and welcoming environment, ensuring that each resident feels valued and cared for. With comprehensive training and development opportunities, this is not just a job but a chance to grow in a supportive setting. If you're ready to bring your caring nature and practical skills to a rewarding role, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit-sharing scheme

Holiday discounts

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required; training will be provided.
• Reliability and compassion are key attributes for success.

Responsibilities

• Carry out diverse tasks in housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering.
• Build positive relationships with residents to enhance their experience.

Skills

Housekeeping

Cleaning

Laundry

Catering

Compassionate Care

Job description

Job summary

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 housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, allowing you to play a key role in creating a warm and homely environment. With a caring and empathetic approach, you'll build positive relationships with the residents and ensure their experience is happy and meaningful.

Main duties of the job

The General Assistant role at Barchester Healthcare involves diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. You'll be part of a team that strives to provide the highest quality care and support for the residents. This role requires a reliable, compassionate, and practical individual who is always ready to make a difference. Barchester Healthcare offers a competitive salary and an excellent rewards package, including free learning and development opportunities, profit-sharing, and a range of discounts.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK. With a focus on creating a warm and welcoming environment, the organisation is committed to delivering exceptional care and support to its residents. Barchester Healthcare values its employees and offers a range of benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive in their roles.

Details Date posted

10 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.71 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1299688782

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Wisbech

PE14 8JB

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. Barchester Healthcare provides comprehensive training to ensure that all General Assistants have the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in their duties.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• No specific qualifications are required for this role. Barchester Healthcare provides comprehensive training to ensure that all General Assistants have the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in their duties.

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

Wisbech

PE14 8JB

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Wisbech

PE14 8JB

Employer's website

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