Barchester Healthcare

General Assistant - Bank

The closing date is 05 September 2025

Job summary

The General Assistant role at Barchester Healthcare's care home in Oulton Broad is a diverse and rewarding position that involves supporting the home across various departments, including housekeeping, catering, and care. As a General Assistant, you'll play a vital role in creating a warm and comfortable environment for the residents, while also developing your skills through training and development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

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, ensuring the home runs smoothly. You'll be a caring and empathetic individual who puts the residents first and builds positive, professional relationships with them. The role offers the opportunity to develop your skills further through training and courses.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes and services in the UK. With a commitment to delivering high-quality care and support, the organisation operates a network of care homes across the country, each with a dedicated team of professionals committed to enhancing the lives of the residents.

Details

Date posted

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.38 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1341017526

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Oulton Broad

NR32 3AX


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.

The general assistant role is to cover and support the home in different departments which include, Housekeeping, Kitchen assistant and care.

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.

The general assistant role is to cover and support the home in different departments which include, Housekeeping, Kitchen assistant and care.

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, as Barchester Healthcare provides comprehensive training to support you in the role. However, you should possess a can-do attitude, strong people skills, and a genuine passion for providing exceptional care.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required for this role, as Barchester Healthcare provides comprehensive training to support you in the role. However, you should possess a can-do attitude, strong people skills, and a genuine passion for providing exceptional care.

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

Oulton Broad

NR32 3AX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Oulton Broad

NR32 3AX


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

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.38 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1341017526

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Oulton Broad

NR32 3AX


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