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Barchester Healthcare

General Assistant

The closing date is 27 March 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 to our residents. You'll be responsible for diverse duties across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering, contributing to creating a warm and homely environment. With your reliable, compassionate, and practical approach, you'll play a vital role in making our residents' experience happy and meaningful.

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 duties in housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. You'll be expected to be reliable, compassionate, and able to adapt to different situations. The role requires a practical and hands-on approach, as you'll be working directly with our residents to ensure their needs are met. Barchester Healthcare will provide you with training to develop the skills needed to thrive in this role.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes across the UK. With a focus on person-centered care, the organisation is committed to creating a warm and welcoming environment for its residents. Barchester Healthcare offers a range of rewarding career opportunities, with a strong emphasis on personal development and growth.

Details

Date posted

26 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.71 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1456815137

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Norwich

NR13 6PD


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. Barchester Healthcare is looking for individuals with the right personal qualities, such as reliability, compassion, and a caring attitude. The company will provide comprehensive training to ensure you have the necessary skills to excel as a General Assistant.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required for this role. Barchester Healthcare is looking for individuals with the right personal qualities, such as reliability, compassion, and a caring attitude. The company will provide comprehensive training to ensure you have the necessary skills to excel as a General Assistant.

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

Norwich

NR13 6PD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

Norwich

NR13 6PD


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

26 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.71 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1456815137

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

Norwich

NR13 6PD


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