Admin Assistant

Admin Assistant – Care Home | Barchester Healthcare

UK Job Opportunity | Full-Time & Part-Time | Permanent | £14.22 Per Hour

Barchester Healthcare is recruiting for an Admin Assistant – Care Home in Chester, United Kingdom.

This is a permanent opportunity offering full-time and part-time working patterns, with a salary of £14.22 per hour.

Closing Date: 27 October 2026

Job Overview

About the Admin Assistant Role

As an Admin Assistant at a Barchester care home, you will provide important administrative and front-of-house support that helps the care home operate effectively and maintain a welcoming environment for residents, families, visitors and staff.

The position involves a varied range of responsibilities, including answering telephone calls, managing files, supporting managers, meeting visitors and showing prospective clients and their families around the care home.

Main Responsibilities

• Answering telephone calls professionally.
• Handling and maintaining files.
• Providing administrative support to care-home managers.
• Meeting and greeting visitors.
• Interacting positively with residents and their families.
• Showing prospective clients and their families around the care home.
• Helping visitors understand what the care home has to offer.
• Supporting the smooth day-to-day running of the care home.
• Contributing to a welcoming, vibrant and positive environment.
• Managing multiple administrative tasks efficiently.

Who Can Apply?

You could be well suited to this position if you have:

• Good computer skills.
• The ability to multitask.
• A confident telephone manner.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• A friendly and approachable personality.
• An interest in working with people.
• The ability to communicate professionally with residents, families and visitors.
• The ability to manage different responsibilities in a busy environment.

Essential Skills

The person specification identifies the following essential qualities:

• Multitasking ability
• Good computer skills
• Confident telephone manner
• Strong interpersonal skills

Working With Residents and Families

This position is not limited to traditional office administration.

As part of the role, you will interact with residents and their families and help create a friendly and welcoming care-home environment.

You will also meet prospective clients and their families and show them around the care home.

A genuine interest in people is therefore an important part of the role.

Training and Development

Barchester Healthcare states that employees will have opportunities to develop their skills through training courses designed to build confidence across their responsibilities.

Rewards and Benefits

The advertised rewards package includes:

• Free training and development for all roles.
• Access to wellbeing and support tools.
• Retail discounts and savings.
• Refer a Friend bonus scheme.
• Employee of the Month rewards.
• Long Service Awards.
• Workplace Pension scheme.
• Employer pension contributions from 3%.
• Additional benefits and rewards.

Salary

£14.22 per hour

The vacancy is advertised as a permanent position with both full-time and part-time working patterns.

Applicants should check the official vacancy for the specific working hours and arrangements.

Location

Barchester Healthcare
Chester
CH1 6NE
United Kingdom

About Barchester Healthcare

Barchester Healthcare is the employer named in the vacancy and operates care homes across the UK.

The organisation focuses on providing care and support to residents while offering career development opportunities and employee benefits.

Application Deadline

Closing date: 27 October 2026

Applicants interested in this opportunity should review the official vacancy and submit their application before the closing date.

How to Apply

Applications should be made through the official NHS Jobs vacancy/application page:

https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0177-26-9428/ats-direct-apply

Applicants should carefully review the vacancy requirements before applying.

Questions About the Vacancy

Recruitment Team
Barchester Healthcare
Email: Recruitment@barchester.com

Important Information for Applicants

• This is an Admin Assistant – Care Home position.
• The advertised pay is £14.22 per hour.
• The position is permanent.
• Full-time and part-time working patterns are advertised.
• The role is based in Chester, UK.
• The closing date is 27 October 2026.
• Good computer skills and a confident telephone manner are important.
• Applicants should be able to multitask and demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.
• Training, development and employee benefits are advertised.
• Visa sponsorship is not stated in the supplied vacancy. Applicants requiring sponsorship should verify eligibility directly with the employer.

Quick Summary

Job: Admin Assistant – Care Home
Employer: Barchester Healthcare
Location: Chester, UK
Pay: £14.22 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time / Part-time
Closing Date: 27 October 2026
Reference: 1542975952

If you have administration skills, are comfortable using computers, communicate confidently over the telephone and enjoy working with people, this could be an opportunity worth considering.

Apply before 27 October 2026 through the official vacancy page.