Care Assistant

McCarthy & Stone; Bagshot; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Life insurance & pension

Guest suites UK

Discounts on apartments

Leadership training

EAP 24/7

Job summary

McCarthy & Stone, the UK retirement living specialist, are recruiting a Care Assistant for Violet Place in Bagshot, Surrey. The role focuses on delivering high-quality care and domestic support to residents, including apartment cleans and helping with wellbeing activities.

You will support residents with appointments, transport, and day-to-day tasks, with shifts across 7:00am–10:00pm and 20 hours per week. This position offers participating in a friendly team and career development.

Qualifications

• Experience in a care or support environment is preferred.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.
• A passion for wellbeing of older people and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Provide housekeeping and domestic support across the estate.
• Assist residents with appointments, transport, and errands.
• Encourage participation in activities supporting health and wellbeing.
• Escort residents on visits when required.
• Help with shopping and apartment cleans.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication skills

Education

QCF Health and Social Care (Adults) Level 2

Job description

The Vacancy

McCarthy & Stone are recruiting a Care Assistant to join the team at our Violet Place development in Bagshot, Surrey. Built in 2024, Violet Place is a Retirement Living Plus development that consists of 46 apartments with the over 70's in mind, providing excellent on-site facilities and set within beautiful grounds.

Hourly rate

£14.12 per hour, plus earn up to an additional £1.30 for working evening and weekend hours

Hours

20 per week, Our hours are between 7:00am–10:00pm.

Day shifts

Day shifts start at either 7:00am / 8:00am and finish around 4:00pm / 5:00pm, depending on the day.

Evening shifts

Evening shifts are typically between 6:00pm – 10:00pm.

Weekend shifts

You must be able to work every other weekend, covering both Saturday and Sunday; however, weekend shifts are usually shorter.

About the role

As a Care Assistant you will provide the highest quality of individual care to our residents enabling them to live later life well. You will deliver housekeeping and domestic support across the general estate, including apartment cleans. Duties will be varied and include supporting and encouraging our residents to take part in a wide range of activities that support their health and wellbeing. You will help them to book appointments, arrange transport and where necessary, escort them on visits and assist with their shopping. Every day will be diverse, and you’ll have the opportunity to use your people skills to make a real difference.

About You

• You will be a warm, friendly individual with ideally some experience of working in a care or support environment.
• You will have a passion for making a difference to the wellbeing and happiness of older people and enjoy working as part of team in a busy work setting.
• You will be driven to deliver excellent customer service.
• You will want to work in the Health and Social care sector and preferably have a QCF Health and Social Care (Adults) Level 2 qualification, although consideration will be given to a candidate with an alternative qualifications and relevant experience.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata if part time hours)
• Life insurance and company pension
• Opportunities to stay in our guest suites across all our developments UK wide
• Discounts on apartment purchases for employees and immediate family
• Management and leadership training and support with professional qualifications
• 24/7 access to Employee Assist Programme (including counsellors and legal advisors) and access to inhouse Mental Health First Aiders

Could this role be the perfect job for you?

McCarthy & Stone celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst our colleagues. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.

We do not offer sponsorship; we will only be considering UK based applications.

About Us

As the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities, we provide high quality homes to exacting specifications. As of January 2025, McCarthy Stone operates over 545 developments across the UK for more than 24,200 people.

We believe in championing the role, wellbeing, and happiness of older people in society. We help our customers have a better later life, so they feel more connected, recognised, and valued than ever. In late 2020 we launched the McCarthy Stone Charitable Foundation to support local causes that help older people in need across Britain.

We are proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work 2025 as well as making the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list!