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Barchester Healthcare

General Assistant

The closing date is 11 October 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 residents. This wide-ranging role involves diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, allowing you to play a part in creating a warm and homely environment. With your reliable, compassionate, and practical approach, you'll build positive relationships with residents and make a meaningful difference to their experience.

Main duties of the job

As a General Assistant, you'll be responsible for a variety of tasks, including housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. You'll be a key part of the team, helping to create a warm and welcoming atmosphere for the residents. Your practical skills and compassionate nature will be crucial in providing the best possible care and support. The role offers opportunities for further training and development, as well as a comprehensive rewards package.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes across the UK. With a focus on delivering person-centered care, the organization is committed to creating a comfortable and supportive environment for its residents. Barchester's General Assistants play a vital role in maintaining the standards of care and ensuring the wellbeing of the people they support.

Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.51 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1361107877

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Dumfries

DG2 9JW


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 Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

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 Employee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

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 full training will be provided. However, a caring and practical approach, as well as a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others, are essential. The successful candidate should be reliable, compassionate, and willing to take on a diverse range of tasks.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required for this role, as full training will be provided. However, a caring and practical approach, as well as a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of others, are essential. The successful candidate should be reliable, compassionate, and willing to take on a diverse range of tasks.

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

Dumfries

DG2 9JW


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Dumfries

DG2 9JW


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

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.51 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1361107877

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Dumfries

DG2 9JW


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