Care Assistant

Agincare; Lyme Regis; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded professional training

Flexible contracts

Mileage paid 32p per mile

Refer a friend bonus

Job summary

Join Agincare as a Home Care Assistant in Lyme Regis to support clients at home, helping with daily tasks and personal care. A warm, patient approach and a valid UK driving licence are essential. No prior care experience is required, and we offer funded training and flexible contracts.

You'll assist with shopping, meals, and companionship, with services tailored to individual needs. Mileage is paid at 32p per mile, and opportunities to develop within a growing UK care provider are available.

Qualifications

• Warm and compassionate nature with great people skills.
• Willingness to work in clients' homes and support independent living.
• Full UK driving licence and valid right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Support daily routines, including household tasks and personal care.
• Help with shopping, meals, and making drinks.
• Provide companionship and friendly conversation.
• Assist with medication as required.

Skills

Empathy

People skills

Team player

Job description

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

Join Lyme Regis 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
• Up to £13.40 per hour and paid mileage 32p per mile
• Refer a friend – earn up to £1,000*

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
• A full UK driving licence
• 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

About us

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-ownedcare 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 ournew 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 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 CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand 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