General Assistant
| Company: | Mariposa Care Group |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.71 - £12.71 |
| Hours: | Part-time |
| Location: | NE5 1NA |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 31 Aug 2026 |
Summary
Hourly rate: £12.71 per hour
Location: Sovereign Lodge, Newcastle-upon Tyne
Contract: Bank
Postcode: NE5 1NA
Experience Required: No
Required Qualifications: Training offered
Plus, enjoy lots of other great employee benefits when you join the Mariposa Care family...see below for more details.
We’re looking for a friendly, adaptable and reliable General Assistant to join the team at Sovereign Lodge. This is a bank position, giving you the flexibility to work around your current commitments, all while helping us to deliver the best possible care and comfort for our fantastic residents.
You’ll play an important part in the smooth day-to-day running of our home, and under the guidance of colleagues, you’ll be supporting different departments depending on need. This may include:
Housekeeping - working as part of a team, you will ensure all areas of the home are clean and tidy in line with our cleaning schedules and procedures.
Laundry - you may be asked to assist the laundry team, to ensure a high-quality service for our residents.
Catering - we may ask you to help our kitchen teams with food preparation and the serving of meals.
Why join us
Our great benefits include:
Recognition of service payments, receiving a total of £500 in your first year
UNLIMITED £1,000 ‘Refer a Friend’ payments (that’s potentially £1,000 every time you link us up with another great new person to join the team!)
Training and qualifications funded by us
Annual pay reviews recognising your contribution to making our homes a great place to live and work
Private health care options helping reduce the cost of essential bills, such as dentists and opticians
An organisation with an impressive internal promotion record and creating great opportunities for people
Our recruitment process
If you’re ready to apply, we’d love to hear from you. When you’re offered a role with us, it will be conditional on some standard checks, like references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We also need you to have good English and numeracy skills, plus a passion for caring and helping our residents to thrive.
We want every candidate to feel supported and able to perform at their best during the recruitment process. If you need any assistance or would like to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage, just drop us an email at recruitment@mariposacare.com - we’ll be happy to help.
At Mariposa Care, we’re committed to building a fair and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, belief, disability, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
Job titles can vary – This role may also be known as kitchen assistant, cleaner, housekeeper, domiciliary assistant, domestic cleaner, social care.