McCarthy Stone are recruiting a professional Evening Care Assistant to join the team at our prestigious Shackleton Place development in Devizes, Wiltshire.

Hours: 12 - 16 hours per week, depending on your preference. To work between 18:00pm - 22:00 pm

Hourly rate: £12.80 per hour plus up to an additional £1.30 for working evenings and weekends.

Built in 2018, Shackleton Place is a Retirement Living Plus development that consists of 55 apartments with the over-70s in mind, providing excellent on-site facilities and set within beautiful grounds.

McCarthy Stone has a wealth of support and benefits for their staff. These include:

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
Discounts on apartment purchases for employees and their immediate family
Management and leadership training and support with professional qualifications
24/7 access to Employee Assist Programme (including counsellors and legal advisors) and access to in-house Mental Health First Aiders

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.

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 well-being 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.

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All applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and we hold the right to appoint before the closing date.

McCarthy Stone celebrates diversity and promotes equality and inclusion amongst our colleagues. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.

We do not offer sponsorship; we will only be considering UK-based applications.

About

As the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities, we provide high-quality homes to exacting specifications. As of November 2021, McCarthy Stone operates 475 developments across the UK for more than 20,000 people.

We believe in championing the role, well-being and happiness of older people in society. We help our customers have a better later life, so they feel more connected, recognised and valued than ever. In late 202,0 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 202,2 as well as making the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list!

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Expected hours: 16 per week

Benefits:

Company pension
Employee discount
Life insurance
Referral programme
Store discount

Work Location: In person

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