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General Assistant - Bank

The closing date is 02 August 2025

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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 vital role in creating a warm and homely environment for the residents. This is a diverse role that requires a reliable, compassionate, and caring approach, with the opportunity to develop your skills further through training and development.

Main duties of the job

As a General Assistant, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks to support the care home's operations. This includes housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering duties. You will be expected to be practical, flexible, and always ready to make a difference in the lives of the residents. The role requires strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and a genuine desire to provide the best possible care and support. Through Barchester's training and development opportunities, you will have the chance to further enhance your skills and grow within the organization.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK. With a strong focus on person-centered care, the organization is committed to creating a warm and comfortable environment for its residents. Barchester values its employees and offers a comprehensive rewards package, including competitive salaries, training and development opportunities, and a range of benefits to support their well-being.

Details

Date posted

04 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.38 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1316185853

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Winchester

SO21 2RT


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.

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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.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required for this role. Barchester is looking for individuals with the right personal qualities, such as reliability, compassion, and a caring attitude. The company will provide the necessary training to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in the role.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required for this role. Barchester is looking for individuals with the right personal qualities, such as reliability, compassion, and a caring attitude. The company will provide the necessary training to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in the role.

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

Winchester

SO21 2RT


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Winchester

SO21 2RT


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Barchester Healthcare

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

04 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.38 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1316185853

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Winchester

SO21 2RT


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