Overview
McCarthy Stone are recruiting a professional Care Assistant to join the team at our Bowes Lyon Court development in Poundbury, Dorset. This is a part-time role of 20 hours per week. Hourly rate: £12.80 per hour, plus up to £1.30 per hour for working evenings and weekends.
Responsibilities
* Provide the highest quality of individual care to residents to enable them to live later in life well.
* Deliver housekeeping and domestic support across the general estate, including apartment cleans.
* Support and encourage residents to take part in activities that support health and wellbeing.
* Help residents book appointments, arrange transport, escort where necessary, and assist with shopping.
* Utilise people skills to make a real difference in a varied daily environment.
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 improving the wellbeing and happiness of older people and enjoy working as part of a team in a busy 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; consideration will be given to candidates with alternative qualifications and relevant experience.
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 Assistance Programme (including counsellors and legal advisors) and access to in-house Mental Health First Aiders.
About Us
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 champion the role, wellbeing, and happiness of older people in society and launched the McCarthy Stone Charitable Foundation to support local causes. 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.
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