As a General Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of tasks to help provide the quality care and support the residents deserve. No two days will be the same as you take on diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry and catering. You'll be a big part of the home, so what matters is that you're reliable, compassionate, caring and always ready to make a difference.
Main duties of the job
The General Assistant role involves a wide range of responsibilities, including housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. You'll be expected to be practical, happy to turn your hand to different tasks, and to put the residents first by building positive professional relationships with them. The role requires a caring and empathetic approach to ensure the residents have a happy and meaningful experience at the care home.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* No specific qualifications are required for this role, as Barchester will provide the necessary training. However, the ideal candidate should have a practical, caring, and reliable approach, with the ability to work well as part of a team.
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.
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