Care Assistant

Agincare; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

Flexible contracts

£12.75 per hour

Blue Light discounts

Job summary

Agincare in Ipswich is looking for a Home Care Assistant to support individuals in their own homes with daily routines, personal care, shopping, cooking, and companionship. You will help maintain independence and comfort while delivering high-quality, person-centered care.

The role offers flexible contracts, funded training, and a wage of £12.75 per hour. A warm, team-oriented attitude and reliability are essential for success in this rewarding position.

Qualifications

• A warm and compassionate nature with great people skills and a positive, team-focused attitude.
• Flexibility to work alternating weekends.
• A minimum of 12 months remaining on your right to work in the UK (no sponsorship).

Responsibilities

• Support people with daily routines, including household tasks and personal care.
• Help with shopping, preparing meals, and making a comforting cup of tea.
• Provide companionship, a listening ear, and friendly conversation.
• Assist with medication as needed.

Skills

Compassionate

People skills

Team-focused

Flexible

Job description

Package Description

Looking for a role where your compassion can have a real impact?

Join Peppercorn as a Home Care Assistant.

Package Description

Looking for a role where your compassion can have a real impact?

Join Peppercorn as a Home Care Assistant.

Supporting people to remain independent and comfortable in their own homes is deeply rewarding. A career as a home carer is all about making a positive difference in someone's day.

It Can Involve

• Supporting people with their daily routines, including household tasks and personal care
• Helping with shopping, preparing nutritious meals, and making a comforting cup of tea
• Providing companionship, a listening ear, and friendly conversation
• Helping with medication

What We Offer

• Fully funded professional training, qualifications and career development
• Flexible contracts to suit you
• £12.75 per hour
• Blue Light discounts & pension scheme

You don’t need previous care experience, as long as you bring:

• A warm and compassionate nature with great people skills and a positive, team-focused attitude
• Flexibility to work alternating weekends
• A minimum of 12 months remaining on your right to work in the UK (please note we cannot offer sponsorship)

Join Agincare as a Home Care Assistant and help change lives, including your own

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 and Children's Service are also regulated by Ofsted 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 isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers