General Assistant - Millbrow Care Home

HALTON BOROUGH COUNCIL; Widnes; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday

LGPS pension

Life cover x3 salary

Personal development

Free car parking

Employee benefits platform

Job summary

Halton Borough Council seeks a General Assistant for its care home. You will maintain cleanliness and hygiene, assist with laundry, and support daily operations as part of a caring team. Flexibility for weekends and extra shifts is required to meet residents' needs.

Join a team supported by a values-driven local authority with strong community links and a commitment to quality care in Halton.

Qualifications

• Experience in domestic work
• Health and safety awareness
• Good communication skills
• Understanding the needs of older people
• Willing to work weekends and bank holidays
• Willing to work additional shifts when required

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene within the care home
• Carry out laundry tasks as part of daily duties
• Support daily operations to ensure smooth service delivery
• Collaborate with a dedicated team to provide quality care
• Be flexible to rota requirements including weekends

Job description

Join Halton Borough Council's Care Homes as a General Assistant and help create a safe, welcoming, and well-maintained environment for our residents. In this rewarding role, you will support daily operations by maintaining high standards of cleanliness, hygiene within the home and completing laundry tasks. You'll work as part of a dedicated team committed to delivering quality care and upholding the Council's values. If you are reliable, caring, and able to work flexibly—including weekends and additional shifts,we'd love to hear from you.

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports. Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It's an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services. We are immensely proud that when asked what's great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been 'our colleagues'.

Hours: 20 hours per week. To be worked on a rota basis over 7 days

Location: Millbrow care home

Contributions

You will have experience in:

• Domestic work
• Health and safety awareness
• Good communication skills
• Understanding the needs of older people
• Working weekends and bank holidays
• Working additional shifts when required

Our Offer

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service.
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.