Care Assistant

Agincare; Arundel; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded training

36 hours per week

Alternating weekends

Refer-a-Friend £1,000

£12.76/hour

Blue Light Card

Pension scheme

On-demand pay

Job summary

Fulford Care & Nursing Home in Littlehampton is hiring a Care Assistant. Join a close-knit team to provide compassionate, person-centred care with full training provided. Roles include daytime and alternating weekends, with hourly pay up to £12.76 and a strong pension scheme.

No prior care experience is required; if you are kind and motivated to help others, this is a great entry into care with clear career development.

Qualifications

• No experience needed, full training provided.
• Compassionate, patient and great with people.
• Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK (no sponsorship).
• Able to work alternate weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality personal care and support to residents.
• Assist with medication administration and recording.
• Support residents with daily living activities and routines.
• Build meaningful relationships and provide companionship.
• Help enrich residents' lives through activities, hobbies, and social engagement.
• Promote residents' dignity, independence, and well-being.
• Work as part of a caring team to deliver outstanding person-centred care.

Skills

No experience needed

Compassionate

Great with people

Right to work UK

Job description

Package Description

A career where your kindness could brighten someone's day Join our Fulford care home team as a Care Assistant and make a real difference in residents lives while building a rewarding career in care, no experience necessary.

All you need is compassion and the right to work in the UK. Well provide fully funded training and excellent career development to help you grow.

And the best part? You'll get just as much back, the gratitude, the stories, the smiles that stay with you, plus:

Youll receive

• Outstanding career development with fully funded training and qualifications (up to QCF Level 5)
• 36 hours per week to include alternating weekends
• Days and nights currently available
• Refer-a-Friend scheme earn up to £1,000*
• Up to £12.76 per hour
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Company pension scheme
• On-demand pay

The role of a Care Assistant

• Provide high-quality personal care and support to residents.
• Assist with medication administration and recording.
• Support residents with daily living activities and routines.
• Build meaningful relationships and provide companionship.
• Help enrich residents' lives through activities, hobbies, and social engagement.
• Promote residents' dignity, independence, and well-being.
• Work as part of a caring team to deliver outstanding person-centred care

About you

You dont need previous care experience. What matters most is your kindness and motivation to help others.

• No experience needed full training provided
• Compassionate, patient and great with people
• Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK (we cannot currently offer sponsorship)

Whether youre listening to residents wonderful life stories, helping with daily routines, or simply being a friendly face that brightens their day, youll be making a real difference to their lives.

Where you'll be working

Fulford Care & Nursing Home, East St, Littlehampton BN17 6AJ

Care home: Fulford West Sussex Nursing Home | Littlehampton Care Home | Agincare

CQC rating: Fulford Care & Nursing Home - Care Quality Commission

About us

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations across England.

As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.

All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences. At present, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

As care is always in high demand, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities available. If this particular role isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• No experience needed full training provided. Compassionate, patient and great with people. Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK (we cannot currently offer sponsorship). Able to work alternate weekends.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Agincare

Address

Agincare Homes Holdings Littlehampton BN17 6AJ United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact

Recruitment Team Agincare Homes Holdings [e-mail]

Details

Date posted

28 September 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.76 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1555890540

Job locations

Agincare Homes Holdings

Littlehampton

BN17 6AJ

United Kingdom

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.