Overview
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McCarthy Stone are recruiting a professional Care Assistant to join the team at our prestigious development, The Curlews in Exmouth, Devon. Built in 2024, The Curlews is a Retirement Living Plus development that consists of 59 apartments with the over 70's in mind, providing excellent on-site facilities and set within beautiful grounds.
About the role
As a Care & Support 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.
Duties and responsibilities
Provide high-quality personal care and support to residents; assist with housekeeping and domestic tasks; encourage participation in activities to support health and wellbeing; assist with appointments, transport, escorts as needed, and shopping.
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 a 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 alternative qualifications and relevant experience.
Salary and hours
Hourly rate: £12.80 per hour, plus earn up to an additional £1.30 for working evening and weekend shifts.
Hours: 20 per week
Benefits
* 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 Assistance Programme (including counsellors and legal advisors) and access to inhouse 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 and launched the McCarthy Stone Charitable Foundation to support local causes that help older people in need across Britain. We were certified as a Great Place to Work in 2025 and appear on the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list.
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