Care Assistant

Children's Hospice South West; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer-a-Friend

Blue Light Card discounts

Company pension

On-demand pay

Fully funded training

Job summary

Agincare is seeking Care Assistants at Nightingale care home in the Derby area. No prior care experience is required; full training is provided, with progression opportunities up to QCF Level 5.

Roles include 36 hours per week with alternating weekends, day and night shifts, and a support package including refer-a-friend rewards and pension benefits. You’ll be part of a team delivering compassionate, person-centred care, with competitive hourly pay of up to £12.76 and access to Blue Light

Qualifications

• No experience needed; full training provided.
• Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship not available.
• 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

Compassionate

Patient

Great with people

Job description

Job summary

Package Description: A career where your kindness could brighten someone's day Join our 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? Youll 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.

Main duties of the job

Join our 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. The role of a Care Assistant includes providing high-quality personal care and support to residents, assisting with medication administration and recording, supporting residents with daily living activities and routines, building meaningful relationships and providing companionship, helping enrich residents' lives through activities, hobbies, and social engagement, promoting residents' dignity, independence, and well-being, and working as part of a caring team to deliver outstanding person-centred care.

About us

For 40 years, Agincare has been proudly supporting communities across the UK. Today, with more than 5,500 team members nationwide, we are one of the countrys leading family-owned care providers, delivering high-quality care and support services across more than 170 locations. We are proud supporters of the Care Leaver Covenant and Armed Forces community, offering guaranteed interviews for eligible applicants. All our adult services are regulated by the CQC, and our children's services are also regulated by Ofsted. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. Please note that we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: A career where your kindness could brighten someone's day

Join our 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? Youll 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)
• Able to work alternate weekends
• Opportunities Available:
• Care Assistant at 36 hours per week working from 8am to 8pm to include alternative weekends
• Night Care Assistant at 36 hours per week working from 8pm to 8am to include alternative weekends
• Bank Care Assistant to have the flexibility to work as and when required to include day and weekend shifts

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:

Nightingale care home

About us:

For 40 years, Agincare has been proudly supporting communities across the UK.Today, with more than 5,500 team members nationwide, we are one of the countrys leading family-owned care providers, delivering high-quality care and support services across more than 170 locations.

We are proud supporters of the Care Leaver Covenant and Armed Forces community, offering guaranteed interviews for eligible applicants.All our adult services are regulated by the CQC, and our children's services are also regulated by Ofsted.We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. Please note that we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship.

DERSP

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• No experience needed full training provided. 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

Derby

DE23 1RJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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