Job Description

McCarthy Stone are looking for a dynamic Relief Care Assistant to join the team at our Wayfarer Place development in Alresford, Hampshire. Built in 2018 and consisting of 56 apartments, Wayfarer Place encourages independent living for the over 70\'s that may or may not need care.

Hourly rate: \xc2\xa311.07 per hour plus additional pay (see below)

Hours: Zero hours contract - Shifts to be agreed with the Registered Estate Manager to cover sickness and annual leave.

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

Up to an additional \xc2\xa31.30 for working evening and weekend hours

Life assurance

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 Assist Programme (including counsellors and legal advisors) and access to inhouse Mental Health First Aiders

About the role:

As a Relief Care Assistant, you will provide the highest quality of care to our residents enabling them to live later life well. Duties will be varied and include supporting our residents with personal care needs and helping them to take part in a wide range of activities that support their health and wellbeing. Every day will be diverse, and you\xe2\x80\x99ll have the opportunity to use your people skills to make a real difference.

Please note we need staff who can work throughout the year not just term time.

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 team in a busy work setting.

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 an alternative qualifications and relevant experience.

Why join? McCarthy Stone has been officially recognised as a great place to work! This is a hugely rewarding role and a career to be proud of, where every day you will go home knowing you made a positive difference to the lives of older people.

Could this Relief Care Assistant role be the perfect job for you? Apply now!

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

As the UK\xe2\x80\x99s 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, wellbeing 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 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 2022 as well as making the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list!

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