Weekend Admin Assistant -Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; England; Remote; GBP 1,239,840,000 - 1,653,120,000; Part time

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Weekend Admin Assistant at one of our care homes to provide essential administrative support and guest reception. You will handle calls, manage files, and assist managers while helping to create a warm, welcoming environment for residents and visitors.

The role emphasizes a people-focused approach; you will greet families, support day-to-day operations, and contribute to the home’s positive atmosphere during weekends.

Qualifications

• Able to multi-task in a busy care-home environment.
• Good computer literacy and file handling.
• Polite and professional telephone manner.

Responsibilities

• Answer the phone and route calls to the right person.
• Handle and organise paperwork and files.
• Support managers with admin tasks and scheduling.
• Meet and greet visitors and families.
• Engage with residents to create a welcoming atmosphere.
• Show prospective clients and their families around the home.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Computer skills

Telephone manner

People skills

Tools

MS Office

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Weekend Admin Assistant at a Barchester care home, you’ll carry out a range of responsibilities to help us deliver the quality care and support our residents deserve. In this varied role, we’ll need you to answer the phone, handle our files and support our managers. You’ll also meet and greet visitors, engage with residents and show prospective clients and their families around so they can see what makes us so different. Across everything you do as an Admin Assistant here, you’ll go out of your way to help us create a vibrant, happy environment.

ABOUT YOU

If you have the ability to multi-task, good computer skills and a confident telephone manner you could be well-suited to the Admin Assistant role with us. It’s also really important that you’re a people person – you’ll take a genuine interest in our residents and their families. If that sounds like you, we’ll give you the opportunity to develop your skills with courses that have been designed to build your confidence across all your responsibilities.

REWARDS PACKAGE

In return for your dedication, you’ll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

• Free training and development for all roles
• Access to wellbeing and support tools
• A range of retail discounts and savings
• Unlimited referrals with our ‘Refer a Friend’ bonus scheme
• ‘Employee of the Month’ rewards and ‘Long Service Awards’

And so much more!

If you’d like to use your administration and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.