General Assistant - Bank

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  • Wimborne Minster, Dorset
  • £13.50 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 16 days ago
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 responsibilities will span across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, allowing you to contribute to creating a warm and homely environment for the residents.Main duties of the jobThe General Assistant role involves a diverse range of responsibilities, including housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. You'll be an integral part of the care home team, working to ensure the residents receive the quality care and support they deserve. Your day-to-day tasks will be varied, and you'll have the opportunity to develop your skills further through training and development opportunities.About usBarchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK. They are committed to delivering compassionate and person-centered care, with a focus on creating a warm and welcoming environment for their residents. The organisation values its employees and offers a range of benefits, including competitive salaries, training, and development opportunities.DetailsDate posted18 August 2025Pay schemeOtherSalary£13.50 an hourContractBankWorking patternFlexible workingReference number1364220540Job locationsBarchester HealthcareWimborneBH21 2DJJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesABOUT 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 schemeIf 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 descriptionJob responsibilitiesABOUT 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 schemeIf 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 SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • No specific qualifications are required for this role. Barchester Healthcare values candidates who are reliable, compassionate, and ready to make a difference in the lives of their residents. The organisation will provide the necessary training to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in the role.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • No specific qualifications are required for this role. Barchester Healthcare values candidates who are reliable, compassionate, and ready to make a difference in the lives of their residents. The organisation will provide the necessary training to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in the role.

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