Employment type: 24 hours per week. Required to work Saturday & Sunday every other week.
The Role
As a General Assistant, you will work across various departments providing high quality care and support to residents, carrying out general housekeeping duties to ensure the home is kept clean and tidy, providing an efficient and effective laundry service for residents, providing support during mealtimes, assist in the kitchen as the chef requires and assist residents as required, and working together as a team to create a happy and caring atmosphere.
Whether you are dusting a resident’s room and reminiscing with them about their previous job, cleaning a bathroom, preparing vegetables for a curry night, or ironing a resident’s favourite pair of trousers, you will do so with care at the heart of everything you do.
- Do you want to make a difference to someone's life and feel a sense of purpose in an extremely rewarding role?
- Do you take pride in maintaining a tidy, safe and clean environment?
- Do you have an eye for detail and a passion for maintaining high standards of cleanliness?
- Do you enjoy being in a kitchen environment and assisting in producing delicious, home-cooked meals?
- Are you caring, warm and understanding?
- Are you spontaneous, patient, flexible and have a good sense of humour?
- Do you strongly believe in the values of Creating Communities, Caring for Each Other and Celebrating Individuality?
If your answer is yes to all these questions, why not join our Hartford Care family?
Requirements
Essential:
- A compassionate and caring nature
- Excellent communication skills and ability to use IT systems
- Good organisation and planning skills
- Able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- A flexible approach to working hours
Why work for us?
- Paid Breaks (worth circa. 70p per hour based on a 12 hour shift)
- Occupational sick pay
- Free meals on shift in care homes
- Annual pay reviews
- Life Insurance
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Recruitment referral fee
- Blue Light discounts
- Free DBS Check and NMC PIN cost reimbursed
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Access to Wagestream – access to earned wages before payday and schemes to help you save.
This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.21 per hour
Expected hours: 24 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: SA1326986FouGA