Care Assistant

McCarthy & Stone; Worthing; Sur place; GBP 18 000 - 21 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

28 days holiday (pro rata)

Life insurance

Company pension

Guest suites across developments UK–b宽

Discounts on apartment purchases

Training and professional development

Employee Assist Programme 24/7 and MHF

Résumé du poste

McCarthy & Stone are recruiting a Care Assistant at Neptune House in Worthing to provide high-quality care to residents and support daily living with housekeeping and companionship.

You will help residents book appointments, arrange transport, and assist with shopping while promoting health and wellbeing in a busy on-site environment. The role offers part-time hours with additional pay for evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience in a care or support environment is preferred.
• Passion for wellbeing and happiness of older people.
• QCF Health and Social Care (Adults) Level 2 preferred; other qualifications considered.

Responsabilités

• Provide high-quality individual care to residents.
• Deliver housekeeping and domestic support across the estate, including apartment cleans.
• Help residents book appointments, arrange transport, escort on visits, and assist with shopping.

Connaissances

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Formation

QCF Health and Social Care (Adults) Level 2

Description du poste

Job Introduction

McCarthy & Stone are recruiting a Care Assistant to join the team at our Neptune House development in Worthing, West Sussex.

Built in 2018, Neptune House is a Retirement Living Plus development that consists of 59 apartments with the over 70's in mind, providing excellent on-site facilities and set within beautiful grounds.

Hourly rate: £13.26 per hour, plus earn up to an additional £1.30 for working evening and weekend hours

Hours: 16- 20 per week, Includes alternate Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 12.00 PM.

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.

McCarthy & Stone have a wealth of support and benefits for their staff. These include:

• 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata if part time hours)
• Life insurance
• 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
• 24/8 access to Employee Assist Programme (including counsellors and legal advisors) and access to inhouse Mental Health First Aiders

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!