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About the role
As a Care & Support Assistant you will provide the highest quality of individual care to our residents, enabling them to live a later life well. You will deliver housekeeping and domestic support across the estate, including apartment cleaning. Duties will be varied and include supporting and encouraging residents to take part in activities that promote their health and wellbeing. You will help them to book appointments, arrange transport, escort them on visits and assist with shopping. Every day will be diverse, and you’ll have the opportunity to use your people skills to make a real difference.
Responsibilities
Provide high‑quality individual care to residents.
Deliver housekeeping and domestic support, including apartment cleaning.
Support residents participating in activities to promote health and wellbeing.
Assist residents with booking appointments, arranging transport, escorting visits and shopping.
Qualifications & Experience
* Warm, friendly individual with ideally some experience of working in a care or support environment.
* Passion for making a difference to the wellbeing and happiness of older people and enjoyment of working as part of a team in a busy setting.
* Drive to deliver excellent customer service.
* Preferred: QCF Health and Social Care (Adults) Level 2 qualification or equivalent qualifications and relevant experience.
Hours & Compensation
Hourly rate: £13.26 per hour, plus up to £1.30 for working evenings and weekends.
Hours: 20 per week.
Benefits
* 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata if part‑time).
* 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 in‑house Mental Health First Aiders.
Equality & Diversity
McCarthy Stone celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion among our colleagues. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.
Recruitment
All applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and we reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.
Location
Llys Isan development, Llanishen, Cardiff.
About McCarthy Stone
As the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities, we provide high‑quality homes to exacting specifications. As of January 2025, McCarthy Stone operates over 545 developments across the UK for more than 24,200 people.
We are proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work 2025 and to be on the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list.
Notes
We do not offer sponsorship; we will only be considering UK‑based applications.
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