Barchester Healthcare

General Assistant

The closing date is 18 May 2026

Job summary

This general assistant role at a Barchester care home involves a range of diverse responsibilities across housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. The role is crucial in creating a warm and homely environment for the residents, with a focus on providing quality care and support.

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 the quality care and support the residents deserve. Your responsibilities will be wide-ranging, including housekeeping, cleaning, laundry, and catering. You'll be a key part of the team, working to create a warm and homely environment for the residents. The role requires a caring and empathetic approach, as well as practical skills to handle different tasks.

About us

Barchester is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, dedicated to delivering high-quality care and support to residents. The company offers a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for training and development.

Details

Date posted

19 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.37 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1476266747

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Walton-on-Thames

KT12 4DD


Job description

Job responsibilities

This position will be 2 x 10 hour shifts and 1 x 5 hrs shift over 3 days. A requirement of the role is to work alternate weekends.

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

This position will be 2 x 10 hour shifts and 1 x 5 hrs shift over 3 days. A requirement of the role is to work alternate weekends.

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, as Barchester provides comprehensive training. However, the role does require practical skills, reliability, compassion, and a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of the residents.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required, as Barchester provides comprehensive training. However, the role does require practical skills, reliability, compassion, and a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of the residents.

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

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Walton-on-Thames

KT12 4DD


Employer's website

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Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Walton-on-Thames

KT12 4DD


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

19 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.37 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1476266747

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Walton-on-Thames

KT12 4DD


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