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 Hexham & Surrounding Areas – A valid full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle is essential to be considered for this role. Travel expenses covered, mileage paid at 43p per mile.
Hourly rate: £14.50 per hour, plus earn up to an additional £1.30 for working evening and weekend hours. Hours: Full time and part time hours available per week. On a rota basis that will include mornings, evenings and alternate weekends anytime between 7am to 10pm.
Key Responsibilities
* Support Individual Homeowners: provide personalised care, including help with daily activities, personal hygiene, and medication assistance. You will also 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, enhancing 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. However, training can be provided. Strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and time management are essential.
* Driving Licence: Valid full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between developments.
* Flexibility: Ability to work on a rota including early mornings, lates, and alternate weekends.
Benefits
* Travel expenses covered: use your car for work with travel expenses reimbursed and parking on site. Mileage paid at 43p per mile.
* Uniform and mobile phone provided.
* Professional Development: support for training opportunities, including potential to work towards a Diploma in Health and Social Care and progression 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 advisors) and access to in-house Mental Health First Aiders.
* Impactful work: making a meaningful difference in the lives of older adults every day.
* Staff referral scheme: earn up to £500 per referral.
UK-based applicants only; sponsorship is not available.
Apply today to join a team that values your contribution and offers a rewarding career path with McCarthy Stone.
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 believe in championing the role, wellbeing, and happiness of older people in society. In late 2020 we launched the McCarthy Stone Charitable Foundation to support local causes that help older people in need across Britain. We are proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work 2025 as well as making the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list!
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