Domestic Support Assistant

McCarthy & Stone; Beverley; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday 28 days

Life Insurance

Company Pension

Guest suites access UK-wide

Apartment purchase discounts

Training & qualifications

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Job summary

McCarthy & Stone is seeking a Domestic Assistant to support our Retirement Living Plus development at Westwood Manor, Beverley. You will handle housekeeping, laundry, and cleaning for homeowner apartments and communal areas, and assist in the Bistro during service times while offering social support to residents.

The role emphasizes a caring, patient, and professional approach with opportunities to provide lifestyle services and occasional overtime across nearby developments.

Qualifications

• Caring personality and genuine desire to help others.
• Experience in a customer care or service role in similar environments is preferred.
• Clear and confident communication; friendly and approachable demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Provide domestic support, housekeeping, and laundry for homeowner apartments and communal areas.
• Assist in Bistro/Restaurant during service times and offer lifestyle services to homeowners.

Skills

Customer care

Communication

Friendly

Timekeeping

Reliability

Job description

Job Introduction

Join McCarthy & Stone as a Domestic Assistant – Make a Real Difference!

McCarthy & Stone are recruiting for a Domestic Assistant to join the team at our Retirement Living Plus development, Westwood Manor in Beverley

This is not traditional care, this is better!

Hourly rate: £12.85 per hour (inclusive of weekend work)

Hours: 16 per week

Benefits:

• 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• 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
• 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

About the role:

As a Domestic Assistant, you will be responsible for the domestic support and housekeeping, of our homeowner apartments, their laundry service and cleaning or the development’s communal areas. You will support in the Bistro or Restaurant during service times and provide lifestyle services to our homeowners. These include, chaperoning homeowners to medical appointments, and/or other community related services, or simply offering social support. There are usually opportunities for overtime within nearby developments as well.

About you:

• A caring personality and the want to make a difference to people’s lives!
• Experience in a customer care or service role within a similar environment, such as health & social care, hospitality, retail, domestic services or even caring for a family member.
• Considerate, patient, and professional
• Clear and confident communication skills
• Be friendly and approachable
• A hardworking diligent nature and good time keeping

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.

UK-based applicants only. Sponsorship not available.

About Us

As the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities, we provide high quality homes to exacting specifications. 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 2026 as well as making the Great Place to Work for Development and Wellbeing list!