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Barchester Healthcare

General Assistant - Bank

The closing date is 05 April 2026

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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 residents. Your diverse responsibilities will span across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, allowing you to contribute to creating a warm and homely environment. With your reliable, compassionate, and caring approach, you'll build positive relationships with residents and make a meaningful difference in their lives.

Main duties of the job

As a General Assistant, you'll be responsible for a variety of tasks to support the smooth running of the care home. This includes housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering duties. You'll work closely with the residents, providing a friendly and empathetic service to ensure their experience is a happy and meaningful one. The role requires practical skills and the ability to adapt to different tasks, as well as a genuine passion for caring for others.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, with a strong focus on delivering high-quality care and support to its residents. The organisation is committed to creating a warm and welcoming environment for both residents and staff, and values the contribution of each team member in making a positive difference in the lives of those they care for.

Details

Date posted

04 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.24 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1459110400

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Seaford

BN25 3DG


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 training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with 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 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 training and development for all roles Access to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savings Unlimited referrals with 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 to ensure you have the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the position. However, relevant experience in a care or customer service setting, as well as a caring and compassionate nature, would be highly advantageous.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required for this role, as Barchester will provide comprehensive training to ensure you have the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the position. However, relevant experience in a care or customer service setting, as well as a caring and compassionate nature, would be highly advantageous.

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

Seaford

BN25 3DG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Seaford

BN25 3DG


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 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.24 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1459110400

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Seaford

BN25 3DG


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