General Assistant - Domestic

Abbeyfield; Bourton-on-the-Water; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is looking for a General Housing Assistant to support older residents in a welcoming environment. This rewarding role involves ensuring cleanliness, assisting with meal preparation, and promoting resident wellbeing. The ideal candidate is proactive, organized, and has a friendly demeanor. Join a team that values its members, offering generous annual leave, career development opportunities, and various health and wellbeing benefits. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of older people, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Comprehensive induction

Competitive pay

Medicash support

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted gym membership

£500 refer-a-friend scheme

Life assurance

Company pension

Occupational sick pay

Qualifications

• A cheerful and friendly demeanor is essential.
• Understanding the needs of older people is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Ensure communal areas are clean and tidy.
• Assist with meal preparation and serving.
• Promote wellbeing of residents.

Skills

Cheerful and friendly demeanor

Understanding the needs of older people

Proactive and organized

Job description

22 April 2025

Role: General Housing Assistant

Location: Bourton-on-the-Water

The Abbeyfield Society are a national charity helping to alleviate loneliness and isolation in older people by providing companionship in our supported housing accommodation, retirement apartments and care homes.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who would be interested in joining our organisation, to support our Sheltered Housing property in Bourton on the Water. If you are looking for a rewarding role to fit around you, Abbeyfield would love for you to join us.

You can never underestimate the power a friendly face and a home cooked meal has on someone’s day. This is a varied role, with resident wellbeing at the forefront of what we do.

This is a varied role, the main tasks of a General Housing Assistant include:

• Ensure communal areas are clean and tidy
• Assist with meal preparation and serving
• Ensuring food stores and maintained with stock rotation
• Promote wellbeing of residents
• Opportunity to cook/bake on occasion to cover Cook (to be discussed further at interview)

Our ideal candidate for General Housing Assistantwill have the following qualities

• A cheerful and friendly demeanour
• Understand the needs of older people
• Proactive and organised, someone that takes pride in what they do

Why Join Abbeyfield?

We’re committed to recognising and rewarding our team members. Working with us comes with a range of benefits, including:

• Annual Leave: 25 days, increasing to 28 days after 5 years of service, plus public holidays.
• Growth & Development: Comprehensive induction and career development opportunities.
• Competitive Pay: Benchmark-based and with progression opportunities.
• Health & Wellbeing: Medicash support, Employee Assistance Programme, and discounted gym membership.
• Financial Rewards: £500 refer-a-friend scheme, life assurance, and company pension.
• Exclusive Discounts: BenefitHub and Blue Light Card discounts for social care sector workers.
• Additional Perks: Occupational sick pay, cycle-to-work scheme, and more.

Please note this role will require eligibility to work in the UK, two satisfactory employment references and a basic DBS check, the cost of which will be met by Abbeyfield. You may be asked to provide details regarding convictions; failure to disclose convictions may result in an offer of employment being revoked.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.