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 residents. This wide-reaching role will involve responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, allowing you to contribute to creating a warm and homely environment for the residents. Main duties of the job In this General Assistant role, your responsibilities will be diverse, spanning housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering tasks. You'll play a key part in ensuring the care home operates smoothly and that residents receive the quality care and support they deserve. The role requires a practical, caring, and compassionate approach, as you'll build positive relationships with the residents. About us Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, committed to delivering high-quality care and support to residents. The company offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including opportunities for further training and development. Date posted 25 March 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £13.38 an hour Contract Bank Working pattern Flexible working Reference number 1267880983 Job locations Barchester Healthcare Gosmore SG4 7QH Job description 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: 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 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: 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, as Barchester will provide comprehensive training. What's important is that you have a reliable, compassionate, and caring nature, and are ready to make a positive difference in the lives of the residents. Person Specification Qualifications Essential No specific qualifications are required for this role, as Barchester will provide comprehensive training. What's important is that you have a reliable, compassionate, and caring nature, and are ready to make a positive difference in the lives of 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. Employer details Employer name Barchester Healthcare Address Barchester Healthcare Gosmore SG4 7QH Employer's website https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)