Casual Retirement Housing Assistant
| Posting date: | 21 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.81 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 February 2026 |
| Location: | KA13 6FE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Bield Housing and Care |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ02832 |
Summary
Opportunity to join Bield's Casual bank - Kilwinning and Saltcoats
Our Retirement Housing Services in North Ayrshire are currently looking for a Casual Retirement Housing Assistant to support cover requirements for planned and emergency leave. This would be a great opportunity for someone who would like to have more flexibility around their working arrangements and or gain experience in social care.
At Bield our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We are a non-profit organisation with charitable status committed to providing a wide range of housing, care and support services to enable older people in Scotland to live independent and fulfilling lives.
As an Assistant
The successful candidate will undertake a range of cleaning duties to ensure that internal communal areas are clean, hygienic and meet the standards expected by our tenants and visitors to the development.
On occasion, the Assistant will be expected to clean vacant flats and/ or external pathways of the development and provide general and emergency assistance to tenants, as required. In addition you will respond to property emergencies, taking appropriate action when the Manager is off duty and providing cover for the development office as required.
Bield Offer
- Casual Assistant Retirement Housing with Meals hourly rate is GBP 12.81
- We pay 50% of the cost of Disclosure checks
- Flexible working hours including evenings and weekends
- No obligation to accept shifts so easy to fit in with personal commitments
- Work in a wide variety of housing and care services and roles
- Valuable practical work experience in social and health care sector
Shifts will be offered on a casual basis to cover planned and emergency leave. Ability to accept shifts at short notice would be desirable, however not essential.
About You
Experience of a similar type of role would be an advantage but is not an essential requirement as training will be provided.
You should bring to the role a genuine interest in working with older people and an ability to respond calmly to requests for assistance.
Important Information
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 – you must disclose all unspent and relevant spent convictions.
Bield Housing & Care does not currently hold a sponsorship licence – we are unable to support visa applications at this time.
Please see the attachment above for the full job description and person specification.
Bield Housing & Care. Scottish Charity no. SC006878 I Property Factor PF000146
Disability Confident
Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.
In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please get in touch.
Our Retirement Housing Services in North Ayrshire are currently looking for a Casual Retirement Housing Assistant to support cover requirements for planned and emergency leave. This would be a great opportunity for someone who would like to have more flexibility around their working arrangements and or gain experience in social care.
At Bield our customers are at the heart of everything we do. We are a non-profit organisation with charitable status committed to providing a wide range of housing, care and support services to enable older people in Scotland to live independent and fulfilling lives.
As an Assistant
The successful candidate will undertake a range of cleaning duties to ensure that internal communal areas are clean, hygienic and meet the standards expected by our tenants and visitors to the development.
On occasion, the Assistant will be expected to clean vacant flats and/ or external pathways of the development and provide general and emergency assistance to tenants, as required. In addition you will respond to property emergencies, taking appropriate action when the Manager is off duty and providing cover for the development office as required.
Bield Offer
- Casual Assistant Retirement Housing with Meals hourly rate is GBP 12.81
- We pay 50% of the cost of Disclosure checks
- Flexible working hours including evenings and weekends
- No obligation to accept shifts so easy to fit in with personal commitments
- Work in a wide variety of housing and care services and roles
- Valuable practical work experience in social and health care sector
Shifts will be offered on a casual basis to cover planned and emergency leave. Ability to accept shifts at short notice would be desirable, however not essential.
About You
Experience of a similar type of role would be an advantage but is not an essential requirement as training will be provided.
You should bring to the role a genuine interest in working with older people and an ability to respond calmly to requests for assistance.
Important Information
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 – you must disclose all unspent and relevant spent convictions.
Bield Housing & Care does not currently hold a sponsorship licence – we are unable to support visa applications at this time.
Please see the attachment above for the full job description and person specification.
Bield Housing & Care. Scottish Charity no. SC006878 I Property Factor PF000146
Disability Confident
Bield is a proud disability confident accredited employer. As users of the disability symbol, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the vacancy minimum criteria.
In order to help you succeed, we will make all required reasonable adjustments to facilitate your inclusion during our recruitment and selection process. Adjustments will vary from person to person; if you wish to discuss how Bield can support you throughout the recruitment process, please get in touch.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.