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Job Description
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- No specific qualifications are required for this role, as Barchester will provide the necessary training. What's important is that you have a can-do attitude, strong people skills, and a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of the residents.
- No specific qualifications are required for this role, as Barchester will provide the necessary training. What's important is that you have a can-do attitude, strong people skills, and a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of the residents.
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. This is a wide-reaching role where you'll be involved in housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, all while creating a warm and homely environment for the residents.
Main duties of the job
The General Assistant role at Barchester Healthcare involves diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. You'll be a key part of the team, responsible for ensuring the care home operates smoothly and that the residents receive the quality care and support they deserve. This role requires a practical, reliable, and compassionate approach, as you'll be building positive relationships with the residents.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK. They are committed to delivering high-quality care and support to their residents, while also providing a rewarding and fulfilling work environment for their employees. Barchester operates care homes across the country, catering to the diverse needs of the local communities they serve.
Details
Date posted
23 July 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£12.79 an hour
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
1348704507
Job locations
Barchester Healthcare
Blackpool
FY3 9HF
Job descriptionJob 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 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.
#3231
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
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
Blackpool
FY3 9HF
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Barchester Healthcare
Address
Barchester Healthcare
Blackpool
FY3 9HF
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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