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McCarthy Stone; Chichester; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Life insurance

Company pension

Guest suites across UK

Staff discounts on apartment purchases

Leadership training programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Job summary

McCarthy & Stone are recruiting a Care Assistant to join the team at our Twelve Acres Place development in Chichester. Built in 2025, Twelve Acres Place provides 62 apartments for the over 70's with excellent on-site facilities set in wonderful grounds.

As a Care Assistant you will deliver high-quality care, housekeeping and activities support to residents, helping with appointments, transport and shopping. A warm, friendly team player with a passion for wellbeing is ideal.

Qualifications

• Warm, friendly individual with ideally some experience in care or support.
• Passion for wellbeing of older people and enjoy working as part of a team in a busy setting.
• Driven to deliver excellent customer service.
• Willing to work in Health and Social care; QCF Health & Social Care Level 2 preferred, other qualifications considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality individual care to residents and support with housekeeping and domestic tasks across the estate.
• Assist with apartment cleans and encourage residents to participate in activities for wellbeing.
• Help residents book appointments, arrange transport, and escort on visits when needed.
• Support residents with shopping and daily living needs.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Customer service

Communication

Education

QCF Health & Social Care L2

Job description

McCarthy & Stone are recruiting a Care Assistant to join the team at our Twelve Acres Place development in Chichester.

Built in 2025, Twelve Acres Place is a Retirement Living Plus development that consists of 62 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: 25

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.