Care Assistant

Agincare Group; Swindon; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Agincare Group seeks a dedicated Care Assistant to join their family-run organization. You'll provide essential support in a care home setting, assisting with personal care, medication management, and social activities. This rewarding role offers full-time hours, along with benefits such as a company pension, training, and opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

Fully funded training up to QCF level 5

Company pension scheme

On demand pay

Refer a friend scheme up to £1000

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK.
• Full time to work 36 hours per week.
• Part time Night Care Assistant for 18 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Providing support, companionship, communication and engagement.
• Supporting with personal care, dressing and oral care.
• Prompting or administering medications.

Skills

Companionship

Personal care

Medication assistance

Meal support

Light cleaning tasks

Mobility support

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

Where you'll be working.

Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/wiltshire/edgehill-care-home-swindon/Care Quality Commission Rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-304662740

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
• Full time Care Assistant to work 36 hours per week from 8am to 8pm to include alternative weekends
• Part time Night Care Assistant with the ability to work 18 hours per week to include 6 and 12 hour shifts every Friday and Saturday

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 care and 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

SWISP

Application Deadline: 03/07/2025

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