Care & Support Assistant

McCarthy Stone; Virginia Water; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Life insurance and pension

Guest suites across UK

Discounts on apartments

Leadership training

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health support

Job summary

McCarthy Stone invites applications for a Care Assistant at Augustus House, Virginia Water. You will deliver compassionate care and domestic support, assisting residents with daily tasks and activities in a retirement living setting.

Experience in care or support is valued, along with a customer‑focused mindset and teamwork. A Level 2 Health & Social Care qualification is desirable, with full employment benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Ideally some experience of working in a care or support environment.
• Passion for wellbeing of older people and helping residents.
• Commitment to delivering excellent customer service.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care and domestic support to residents.
• Perform housekeeping and apartment cleans across the estate.
• Assist residents with appointments, transport and shopping as needed.
• Encourage participation in activities to support health and wellbeing.
• Escort residents when required and help with day-to-day tasks.

Skills

Care experience

Customer service

Teamwork

Education

QCF Health and Social Care Level 2

Job description

McCarthy & Stone are recruiting a Care Assistant to join the team at our Augustus House development in Virignia Water, Surrey.

Built in 2018, Augustus 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: £15.15 per hour, plus earn up to an additional £1.30 for working evening and weekend hours

Hours:

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 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.