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McCarthy Stone; Brighton; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (pro rata)

Life insurance

Company pension

Guest suites UK wide

Discounts on apartment purchases

Leadership training and professional资格

Employee Assist Programme

Job summary

McCarthy & Stone are recruiting a Care Assistant to join Violet Place in Bagshot, Surrey. You will support residents with daily living, housekeeping, and activities to promote health and wellbeing.

You should have care experience and a passion for helping older people, with a focus on customer service and teamwork. QCF Level 2 in Health and Social Care is preferred, with flexibility for weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience in a care or support environment is preferred.
• Passion for wellbeing of older people and delivering high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Provide highest quality individual care to residents.
• Deliver housekeeping and domestic support across the estate, including apartment cleans.

Skills

Warm personality

Care experience

Customer service

Team player

Education

QCF Health and Social Care Level 2

Job description

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

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

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.

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

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.

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