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Admin Assistant - Bank - Care Home


Location
Salary
£14.80 an hour
Profession
Administrative and IT
Deadline
23 Aug 2026
Contract Type
Bank
Posted Date
24 Jun 2026
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Job summary

ABOUT THE ROLE This is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank 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.

Main duties of the job

This temporary position offers a flexible, part-time opportunity to work with Barchester Healthcare as a Bank Admin Assistant in Horley. It includes answering phones, managing files, and supporting managers. Prospective employees should possess strong multi-tasking and computer skills along with a confident telephone manner. Being sociable and genuinely interested in engaging with residents and visitors is crucial. The role promises personal growth via provided courses and offers varied working hours to cover for other employees' leave. This position highlights opportunities for personal development and a supportive work environment while helping deliver quality care.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading healthcare provider in the UK, renowned for its dedication to delivering high-quality care in various settings, including care homes and other healthcare facilities. The organisation is focused on not only the well-being of its residents but also the professional development of its staff. By providing ample learning opportunities and maintaining flexible working conditions, Barchester ensures its workforce is well-equipped to deliver exceptional service. This commitment to staff growth ensures they can meet individual needs while sustaining an engaging and supportive environment for both staff and residents.

Details

  • Date posted: 24 June 2026
  • Pay scheme: Other
  • Salary: £14.80 an hour
  • Contract: Bank
  • Working pattern: Flexible working
  • Reference number: 1520705475
  • Job locations: Barchester Healthcare, Horley, RH6 7DJ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEThis is a casual, part-time role offering flexible working. As a Bank 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 YOUIf 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 PACKAGEAs well as competitive pay, you can look forward to a role that offers true flexibility and plenty of free learning and development opportunities. As one of the UK's leading healthcare providers, we take the growth of everyone who works for us seriously.

As this is a Bank position to provide cover as and when we need it, such as for annual leave or sick leave, the hours and days you work will vary.

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

Qualifications

Essential

  • Ability to multi-task, good computer skills, confident telephone manner, and an interest in residents and their families.

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This advert is for Admin Assistant - Bank - Care Home with Barchester Healthcare in Bristol, South East, England. It is listed as a Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £14.80 an hour. The contract type is Bank. The application deadline is 23 Aug 2026.

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