Overview
Due to our evolving care and lifestyle delivery, we are looking for passionate Mobile Care Assistants to join our growing care team. To be considered for this vacancy, you must have a valid full UK driving licence and a car.
Location: Across Chester & Surrounding Areas. A valid full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle is essential. Travel expenses are covered, mileage paid at 43p per mile. The role offers an hourly rate of £14.50 per hour, plus up to £1.30 for evening and weekend hours. Part-time hours are available on a rota basis, including mornings, evenings and alternate weekends between 7am and 10pm.
Receive a £300 bonus when you pass probation.
Responsibilities
* Support Individual Homeowners: provide personalised care including help with daily activities, personal hygiene, and medication assistance. Offer domestic support such as cleaning, shopping, and managing household tasks.
* Domestic: maintain communal areas within developments to a high standard, ensuring a clean, tidy, and welcoming environment for all homeowners.
* Social Support: assist homeowners with social activities, transport arrangements, and attending appointments to enhance wellbeing and social connections.
What We’re Looking For
* Skills & Experience: Ideally you will have previous experience in a care environment with a Level 2 Health and Social Care. This is not essential as full training can be provided. You must have strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and good time management.
* Driving Licence: A valid full UK driving licence is required, with willingness to travel between developments.
* Flexibility: Ability to work on a rota that includes early mornings, late shifts and alternate weekends.
Why Join Us?
* Travel Expenses Covered: Use your personal car for work with all travel expenses fully reimbursed and parking on site. Mileage paid at 43p per mile.
* Uniform and mobile phone provided.
* Professional Development: Training opportunities including possible progression to a Diploma in Health and Social Care and to a senior care assistant role.
* Up to 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata if part time).
* Life insurance and company pension.
* Opportunities to stay in guest suites across developments UK wide.
* Discounts on apartment purchases for employees and immediate family.
* Management and leadership training and support with professional qualifications.
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (including counsellors and legal advisers) and access to Mental Health First Aiders.
* Impactful work: meaningful difference in the lives of older adults daily.
* Staff referral scheme: earn up to £500 per referral.
If you’re a caring, dedicated individual with a can-do attitude and a passion for supporting older people, we’d love to hear from you. UK-based applicants only; sponsorship is not available.
About Us
McCarthy & Stone is the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities. As of January 2025, we operate over 545 developments across the UK for more than 24,200 people. We are committed to the wellbeing and happiness of older people and launched the McCarthy Stone Charitable Foundation in late 2020 to support local causes. We are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work 2025 and to appear on the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list.
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