Job summary
As an Admin Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of responsibilities to help deliver quality care and support for the residents. This varied role involves answering the phone, handling files, supporting managers, meeting and greeting visitors, engaging with residents, and showing prospective clients and their families around the home.
Main duties of the job
In this Admin Assistant role, you'll be responsible for a wide range of administrative tasks to support the smooth running of the care home. You'll need to demonstrate strong multi-tasking abilities, good computer skills, and a confident telephone manner. It's also important that you have a genuine interest in the residents and their families, as you'll be interacting with them regularly. Barchester Healthcare will provide you with training and development opportunities to build your skills and confidence across all your responsibilities.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK. With a focus on delivering person-centred care, the organization aims to create vibrant, happy environments for its residents. As an Admin Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll have the chance to contribute to this mission and make a positive difference in the lives of the people they support.
Job details
Date posted: 18 March 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £13.47 an hour
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 1475811895
Job location: Barchester Healthcare, Prestbury, SK10 4AP
Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLE As an Admin Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll carry out a range of responsibilities to help us deliver the quality care and support our residents deserve. In this varied role, we'll need you to answer the phone, handle our files and support our managers. You'll also meet and greet visitors, engage with residents and show prospective clients and their families around so they can see what makes us so different. Across everything you do as an Admin Assistant here, you'll go out of your way to help us create a vibrant, happy environment.
ABOUT YOU If you have the ability to multi-task, good computer skills and a confident telephone manner you could be well-suited to the Admin Assistant role with us. It's also really important that you're a people person you'll take a genuine interest in our residents and their families. If that sounds like you, we'll give you the opportunity to develop your skills with courses that have been designed to build your confidence across all your responsibilities.
REWARDS PACKAGE In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:
* Free training and development for all roles
* Access to wellbeing and support tools
* A range of retail discounts and savings
* Unlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
* Employee of the Month rewards and Long Service Awards
Workplace Pension scheme, with Employer contributions from 3%
And so much more!
If you'd like to use your administration and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.
Person Specification
* No specific qualifications are required for this role, but experience in a similar administrative or customer-facing position would be advantageous. A friendly, helpful, and organized approach is essential.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Barchester Healthcare
Prestbury
SK10 4AP
Website: https://www.barchester.com/
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