Care Assistant

Agincare Weymouth; Swanage; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£12.25 per hour

Refer a friend scheme up to £1000

Fully funded training up to QCF level 5

Company pension scheme

On-demand pay

Job summary

A family-run care provider in Swanage is seeking dedicated Care Assistants to provide personal care, companionship, and support for residents. In this role, you'll assist clients with daily activities, ensuring they maintain their independence while engaging them in social activities. A minimum requirement includes having your right to work in the UK for at least 12 months. Join a compassionate team and enjoy benefits such as competitive pay and fully funded training.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and support to residents.
• Assist with personal care including bathing and dressing.
• Manage medication administration and prompting.
• Support clients with healthy meals and beverages.
• Perform light cleaning tasks.
• Help clients live independently with mobility.
• Engage clients in social activities and trips.

Skills

Companionship

Personal care

Medication support

Meal assistance

Light cleaning

Mobility support

Engagement in social activities

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.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at the Agincare Homes Holdings in Swanage, you will be responsible for providing companionship, personal care, medication support, meal assistance, and light cleaning tasks to the residents. You will also support the clients to live as independently as possible with their mobility and engage them in social activities.

About us

Agincare is a family-run business that has been caring for and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, they are one of the UK's largest care providers and are continuing to grow. They have over 100 locations across England including care & nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.

Job responsibilities

Package 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/dorset/gainsborough-care-home-swanage/Care Quality Commission Rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-505316381

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy:

• £12.25 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme up to £1000*
• Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
• Company pension scheme
• On-demand pay

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
• 36 hours per week to include alternating weekends
• Days and nights currently available

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.

About Agincare

We’re a family run business that's been caring and supporting people since 1986.

With over 4,500 team members, we’re one of the UK’s largest care providers and are continuing to grow. We have over 100 locations across England including our care & nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.

Agincare are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and are committed to supporting care leavers to live independently. We are proud to be able to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.

All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.

*Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions

SWASP

Person Specification

Qualifications

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK is required.

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.