Admin Assistant - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free training and development for all‑

Wellbeing tools

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend bonus

Employee of the Month

Long Service Awards

Employer pension contributions 3%

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking an Admin Assistant for a fixed-term contract at one of our care homes in the United Kingdom. You will handle phones, manage files, and support managers while also meeting and greeting visitors and engaging with residents and families.

You will show prospective clients around and contribute to a welcoming atmosphere. The role offers training opportunities and a supportive team in a compassionate care setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to multitask across multiple duties.
• Proficient computer skills including MS Office.
• Confident telephone manner and clear communication.
• People-oriented with genuine interest in residents and families.

Responsibilities

• Answer the phone and manage calls and inquiries.
• Handle files and keep records up to date.
• Support managers with admin tasks and daily operations.
• Greet visitors and provide tours to prospective clients and families.
• Create a welcoming, vibrant environment for residents and staff.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Computer literacy

Telephone etiquette

People skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Please note this is a fixed term contract

ABOUT THE ROLE

As an Admin Assistant at a Barchester care home, you’ll carry out a range of responsibilities to help us deliver the quality care and support our residents deserve. In this varied role, we’ll need you to answer the phone, handle our files and support our managers. You’ll also meet and greet visitors, engage with residents and show prospective clients and their families around so they can see what makes us so different. Across everything you do as an Admin Assistant here, you’ll go out of your way to help us create a vibrant, happy environment.

ABOUT YOU

If you have the ability to multi-task, good computer skills and a confident telephone manner you could be well-suited to the Admin Assistant role with us. It’s also really important that you’re a people person – you’ll take a genuine interest in our residents and their families. If that sounds like you, we’ll give you the opportunity to develop your skills with courses that have been designed to build your confidence across all your responsibilities.

REWARDS PACKAGE

In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

• 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’
• Workplace Pension scheme, with Employer contributions from 3%

And so much more!

If you’d like to use your administration 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.