Care Assistant

Agincare Weymouth; Bath; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend up to £1000

Fully funded training up to QCF level

Blue Light care discount package

Company pension

On demand pay

40 years of caring

Job summary

Agincare Weymouth is seeking a caring, reliable Care Assistant to provide companionship, personal care and support to residents. You’ll play a key role in enabling independence and wellbeing, working as part of a friendly team in a busy care home.

We offer £12.76 per hour, flexible shift patterns including weekends, and opportunities for career development with funded training up to QCF level 5. Join a long‑standing, not‑for‑profit provider committed to high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK.
• Full-time or part-time positions available.
• Flexible to work alternate weekends and varied shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and engage residents in activities.
• Support with personal care including washing and dressing.
• Assist with medications or topical treatments as required.
• Help with meals and hydration, promoting healthy choices.
• Assist with light domestic tasks and mobility support.
• Encourage social engagement within the home.

Skills

Companionship

Personal care

Communication

Flexibility

Teamwork

Job description

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can really make a difference? Are you an experienced care professional looking for a change? You may be new to care or looking for a new challenge away from hospitality and retail. Come and join the Agincare family as a Care Assistant.

Where you'll be working

Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/somerset/critchill-court-care-home/?utm_source=Online&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=critchillgooglebusinessprofile&utm_term=gbp&utm_content=critchill

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy:

• £12.76 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme up to £1000*
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
• Blue Light care discount package
• Company pension scheme
• On demand pay

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
• Full time and part time positions available
• Will consider sift patterns around school pick-up/drop-off
• You must be flexible to work alternate weekends
• Shit patterns include - 08:00 - 14:00, 14:00 - 20:00 and 8:00 to 20:00
• There are also bank roles available, these are zero hour contracts and you will be required to be flexible to work as and when required

A day in the life of a Care Assistant

• Companionship - Providing support, companionship, communication and engagement
• Personal care - supporting with a wash bath or shower and supporting the client with dressing and oral care
• Medication - Prompting, assisting or administering medications and creams
• Meals – Supporting the client with healthy meals, snacks and beverages
• Domestic tasks - light cleaning tasks
• Mobility - Supporting the client to live as independently as possible with their mobility
• Social activities - Trips out, social engagements and activities within the home

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 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 Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. 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.

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 isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers *Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions