1,083 General Assistant jobs in the United Kingdom

Bank General Assistant

Job Description:

We are recruiting a multi-purpose role to cover Kitchen and Domestic/ Housekeeper/ Laundry duties as and when required. To begin with, these are bank shifts to cover periods of holiday/sickness within the Kitchen Team and the Housekeeping Team. However, our intention is to make this a fixed contract role as soon as possible.

You will ideally be qualified with Basic Food Hygiene Certificate to level 2 or 3 but not essential. Experience working within Care Homes, Schools and Hotels/Guest Houses would be desirable but also not essential.

Key Tasks

• To maintain appropriate workflow in the kitchen by assuring prompt clearing and washing of dishes, crockery, pots and pans.
• To maintain a high standard of cleanliness within the kitchen, dining and storage areas & throughout the care home.
• To ensure all dining and Bistro areas are kept tidy, set up and well stocked with food, beverages, cutlery and crockery.
• To carry out cleaning & sanitising duties in bedrooms/communal areas & offices.
• To work in our laundry.
• To promote and display a professional image commensurate with the high standards of Crown Care Group.

No agencies or sponsorship requests please.

A DBS will be carried out prior to commencing this role.

We reserve the right to close this job advert as soon as a suitable applicant is found, so if you are interested, please don't hesitate to apply

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract

Pay: £12.60 per hour

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Work Location: In person

For almost 70 years, Abbeyfield Living Society has been a leading provider of housing and care for older people across England. We're dedicated to exceptional care, and we know it starts with an exceptional team.

Are you someone who thrives on making a difference? Join Abbeyfield Living Society as a bank worker, where your skills and compassion truly matter.

Role:
General Assistant (Housekeeper and Domestic) – Bank Agreement

Pay:
£12.31p/h

Location:
Sandwood Care Home, 700 Mansfield Road, Nottingham, NG5 3FS

Shift Times
: Shift times are usually between the hours of 7:30am - 6:00pm

The Role Of General Assistant - Bank

• As one of our valued general assistants, you're at the front line of care. We're passionate about creating a lovely environment for our residents to enjoy. So you'll help us keep our Home clean and tidy for our residents, assist with meal preparation, and welcome our many visitors.
• Every resident should enjoy a tidy and well maintained environment, clean laundry, and carefully support the Kitchen staff in preparing meals, presented to the highest standard.
• You may work within the cleaning and housekeeping schedules as set by the Home Manager or Housekeeper.
• This varied role may include cleaning of the residents' bedrooms, self-contained flats, the communal areas and offices.
• You may also assist in providing healthy and nutritious food for our residents. By keeping all kitchen and store areas clean, and following all hygienic practices you help protect our residents and keep them safe.

Pay & Benefits

• In line with your casual (bank) worker assignment agreement, we offer competitive pay that is benchmarked regularly, and in line with those of our employed staff in similar roles.
• And depending on how many hours you work, you will accrue leave at an equivalent rate of 31 days paid leave in a full calendar year, inclusive of bank/public holidays (pro rata).
• To carry out this role, you will be provided with mandatory training to get you started, as part of a comprehensive induction. To work for us in future assignments, you will be expected to keep your mandatory training up to date.

About You

• Are you sensitive, empathetic and love to care for others? Do you enjoy building meaningful relationships and making a real difference? If that sounds like you, we think you'll fit right in at Abbeyfield
• Don't worry if you have no experience - we'll provide you with all the training you need. What's more important is that you have high standards, and a natural calling to care

Bank Worker

Role Overview:

Are you passionate about delivering top-notch hospitality experiences? Mary Mount Hotel are looking for a dedicated General assistant to join our team. This is a multi-faceted role where you will contribute to both our restaurant and housekeeping operations, ensuring our guests enjoy a comfortable and memorable stay. Live-in available.

Duties:

• Restaurant Support: Assist with serving guests, setting up and clearing tables, taking orders, and ensuring the dining area is clean and well-presented. Provide friendly and efficient service to enhance the guest experience.
• Breakfast Service: Assist with setting up and serving breakfast, ensuring guests have a great start to their day. Work as a team to clear and clean the restaurant, wash dishes, and tidy the kitchen in preparation for lunch service.
• Evening Shifts: Set tables, serve meals, and assist with plating desserts. Wash pots and help close down the kitchen, ensuring everything is ready for the next day.
• Housekeeping: Help with daily room cleaning, including making beds, changing linens, and restocking amenities. Maintain cleanliness and organisation in guest rooms and public areas, ensuring high standards are met at all times.
• Customer Service Excellence: Anticipate guests' needs and preferences, respond to inquiries or special requests courteously and promptly, and resolve any issues or concerns to ensure guest satisfaction.
• General Assistance: Assist with various tasks across the hotel as needed, such as responding to guest requests, handling laundry, and keeping common areas tidy.

Requirements:

• Previous experience in a similar role within the hospitality industry preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a friendly and approachable demeanour.
• Strong customer service orientation, with a passion for exceeding guest expectations.
• Flexibility to work varying shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits:

• On-site parking
• Staff meals provided
• Accommodation available
• Employee discounts
• Fully funded HIT training courses

Join Our Team:

At Mary Mount Hotel we pride ourselves on exceeding guest expectations and creating unforgettable experiences. Your dedication will make every guest feel at home, and your commitment to excellence will shine through in everything you do.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.40 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Experience:

• Hospitality: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Join Our Friendly Team at the Brecon Mountain Railway

We're looking for enthusiastic and reliable General Assistant to join us for the Autumn/Christmas season.

What you'll be doing:

• Working in the Ticket Office, welcoming customers and checking them in.
• General administration duties in the main office. Dealing with customer enquiries over the phone and via email.
• Covering shifts at the Gift Shop. Welcoming and serving customers. Handling cash and card transactions accurately.
• Occasional cover may be required in one of our 2 cafes.
• Working closely with the rest of the team to deliver a great visitor experience.

What we're looking for:

• A friendly attitude and a passion for great customer service.
• A positive, hands-on approach and excellent people skills.
• Ability to thrive in a busy visitor attraction environment.
• Good time management skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Flexibility to work weekdays and weekends (rota basis).

The Details:

• Daytime hours only — no evening shifts
• Seasonal contract running until the end of December 2025. Likely to continue from Easter next year.
• Pay: Meets National Minimum Wage.

Come and work with a great team in a beautiful setting.

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary, Zero hours contract

Pay: From £12.21 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension

Work Location: In person

This role will be roles between the kitchen and domestic skills.

This role will be to ensure a high standard of infection control throughout the home.

Full training will be given.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From £12.21 per hour

Expected hours: 22 per week

Work Location: In person

Blue Arrow is seeking enthusiastic Catering Assistants with a valid Enhanced DBS to support school kitchens in delivering healthy meals and maintaining high standards of hygiene and service.

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced, child-friendly environment and have a passion for food service, we'd love to hear from you!

Locations: Multiple school sites across the area

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00am - 2:00pm

Pay: £12.21 - £12.60 per hour

Contract: Ongoing temporary assignment

DBS Requirement: Enhanced DBS (Child Workforce) - must be active before starting

• Delivering warm, welcoming service during lunch periods
• Assisting with basic food prep and portion control
• Serving meals and beverages efficiently
• Cleaning kitchen tools, surfaces, and dining areas
• Ensuring food safety and hygiene standards are upheld
• Organizing stock and storing ingredients properly
• Supporting deliveries and stock rotation
• Tidying tables and maintaining a clean dining space

• At least 6 months' experience in a catering or kitchen support role
• Food Safety Level 1 (training available at no cost)
• Enhanced DBS for Child Workforce - essential
• Ability to work well independently and within a team
• Strong awareness of food hygiene and safety practices
• Reliable, friendly, and punctual attitude

Ready to get started?

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Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.

Location: Berkshire
Job Type: Full time
Hours: 40
Contract Type: Permanent

An opportunity has arisen for a Cleaner / General Assistant at a large operational farm in Berkshire.

The farm is mainly arable with a number of beautifully renovated buildings surrounded by outside landscaped areas.

This role involves clean manual work and includes responsibility for maintaining the landscaped areas and as well general cleaning and maintenance internally within specific buildings.

No Specific qualifications required

Desirable Experience

• A love of working outdoors
• Experience in gardening

Key Skills

• Able to multitask and prioritise workload
• Able to work independently as well as within a team
• Self-motivated
• Keen and willing
• Attention to detail
• Have a can-do attitude with an enthusiastic approach to work
• Methodical, organised and structured approach to work
• Able to work in a safe manner complying with Health and Safety Legislation
• High level of commitment
• Flexibility to work additional hours if required to support the business needs
• Good levels of English speaking
• Able to perform tasks of a manual nature
• Be able to drive

Hours of Work

• 40 hours per week
• 8am – 5pm with a half hour lunchbreak and two 15 minute tea breaks (morning and afternoon)
• 22 days annual leave per annum

Rate of Pay

• £12.50 per hour

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age; disability; gender; gender reassignment; marital or civil partnership status; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe that diversity enriches our workplace and enhances our ability to deliver exceptional results. We assess all applications based on skills, qualifications, and experience, ensuring a fair and equitable recruitment process.

**No Agencies please**

You may have experience in the following: Estate Operative, Property Maintenance Assistant, Facilities Assistant, Maintenance Operative, Building and Grounds Operative, Site Maintenance Assistant, Grounds Maintenance Assistant, Groundskeeper, Estate Worker, Estate Maintenance Assistant, etc.

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Do you love being part of a friendly, nurturing team where every day brings smiles, laughter, and purpose?

Seedling Nursery is looking for an enthusiastic Nursery Cook & General Assistant to join our vibrant team You'll play a key role in keeping our children well-fed, our kitchen sparkling clean, and our nursery running smoothly during busy lunchtimes.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Planning and preparing wholesome, age-appropriate meals that meet a variety of dietary needs.
• Keeping our kitchen safe, organised, and inspection-ready at all times.
• Designing seasonal menus (four times a year) that get children excited about healthy eating
• Working closely with our team and parents to promote a positive, nutritious food culture.
• Supporting the nursery team during lunchtimes, helping to maintain staff ratios and happy mealtimes.
• Taking ownership of food orders, allergy charts, and hygiene records.
• Ensuring the nursery environment stays clean, tidy, and welcoming.

What We're Looking For:

• Someone with a love for cooking and children – you'll be feeding our little learners every day
• A team player who's proactive, organised, and takes pride in their work.
• Knowledge (or willingness to learn) about food hygiene, safety, and allergy management.
• A positive, flexible person who's happy to lend a hand wherever needed.

Why Join Us?

At Seedling Nursery, we believe in nourishing both bodies and minds. You'll be part of a supportive, close-knit team that values kindness, creativity, and care — for our children and our colleagues alike.

Benefits

Hours: 20 hours per week

Reports to: Nursery Manager

Are you passionate about creating healthy, delicious meals that make little tummies happy?

Do you love being part of a friendly, nurturing team where every day brings smiles, laughter, and purpose?

Seedling Nursery is looking for an enthusiastic Nursery Cook & General Assistant to join our vibrant team You'll play a key role in keeping our children well-fed, our kitchen sparkling clean, and our nursery running smoothly during busy lunchtimes.

• Planning and preparing wholesome, age-appropriate meals that meet a variety of dietary needs.
• Keeping our kitchen safe, organised, and inspection-ready at all times.
• Designing seasonal menus (four times a year) that get children excited about healthy eating
• Working closely with our team and parents to promote a positive, nutritious food culture.
• Supporting the nursery team during lunchtimes, helping to maintain staff ratios and happy mealtimes.
• Taking ownership of food orders, allergy charts, and hygiene records.
• Ensuring the nursery environment stays clean, tidy, and welcoming.

• Someone with a love for cooking and children – you'll be feeding our little learners every day
• A team player who's proactive, organised, and takes pride in their work.
• Knowledge (or willingness to learn) about food hygiene, safety, and allergy management.
• A positive, flexible person who's happy to lend a hand wherever needed.

At Seedling Nursery, we believe in nourishing both bodies and minds. You'll be part of a supportive, close-knit team that values kindness, creativity, and care — for our children and our colleagues alike.

Perks include:

• A warm, family-feel environment
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Staff wellbeing initiatives
• Delicious daily meals and endless smiles from our little ones

If you're ready to make a real difference every day — one meal and one smile at a time — we'd love to hear from you

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General Teaching Assistant - Primary Schools in Hillingdon
Education and Training | Full-Time & Part-Time Roles Available

Are you passionate about supporting children's learning and development?
Looking to build a career in primary education within the Hillingdon area?

We are currently recruiting enthusiastic and dedicated General Teaching Assistant's (TAs) to work in a variety of Primary Schools across the London Borough of Hillingdon . Whether you're seeking daily supply , short-term , long-term , or permanent positions, we have flexible opportunities to suit your availability.

• Full-time and part-time positions available
• Flexible work options: daily cover, short-term, long-term, and permanent roles
• Competitive pay: £89 - £110 per day (dependent on experience)
• Local schools across Hillingdon
• Excellent transport links , including tube and bus services

Your Role as a General Teaching Assistant:

As a General Teaching Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting class teachers to deliver engaging and inclusive lessons. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting pupils' learning across a range of subjects
• Assisting with classroom management and behaviour strategies
• Helping prepare classroom resources and displays
• Providing support during playtimes and lunchtimes
• Assisting with general administrative tasks

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a supportive primary school setting and make a real impact on children's education.

General Teaching Assistant Requirements:

To be considered for this role, you must have:

• A valid DBS on the update service , or be willing to apply for one
• Two professional references
• Right to work in the UK
• A positive attitude and strong communication skills
• A genuine passion for working in education

Whether you're an experienced TA or just starting your journey in education, we would love to hear from you.

How to Apply:

Click the 'Apply Now' button to submit your application. If shortlisted, one of our consultants will be in touch to guide you through the registration process.

Start your rewarding career in education with local schools in Hillingdon - apply today!