Care Assistant - Christchurch, Dorset

Colten Care; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Colten Care is looking for a dedicated Care Assistant at their luxury care home in Christchurch, Dorset. This role offers excellent pay, opportunities for career progression, and a supportive environment for individuals passionate about elderly care. Candidates will receive training from day one, emphasizing compassion and personal qualities over prior experience, making it ideal for those entering the care profession.

Benefits

Complimentary meal of choice

Pay enhancement for weekends and nights

Free uniforms

In-house progression opportunities

Training provided from day one

Career progression to join the Trainee Nurse Associate Programme

Qualifications

• No prior experience needed; personal qualities are prioritized.
• Support with comprehensive induction and ongoing training available from day one.

Responsibilities

• Care for residents and assist them as needed.
• Foster a positive, caring environment in the care home.

Skills

Compassion

Organisational skills

Observation skills

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29.06.2025

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13.08.2025

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Care Assistant

From £12.66 per hour to £14.98 per hour

**At Colten Care we are proud to offer career development opportunities, and a range of pay enhancements across our roles. Contact us to find out more**

Introduction

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our team of Health Care Assistants. Whether experienced or new to care, our team at our luxury care home, Avon Reachin Christchurch, Dorset.would like to hear from you.

• Excellent rate of pay
• Complimentary meal of choice
• Real career progression

If you have a positive, caring attitude, and a passion for making a difference, then starting a career with Colten Care is the place to start. You’ll thrive as a Health Care Assistant, with the guidance of our Nursing team available 24 hours a day.

Career progression is never far away, with plenty of opportunities to gain qualifications, thanks to our exceptional Learning and Development team.

Caring for our residents in our award-winning homes is a rewarding and fulfilling opportunity where you can make every day their best day.

About you

Compassion is in your nature. You’re willing to be hands-on with residents and help them whenever needed. You’re organised, hard-working, resilient, with good observation skills, attention to detail and a sense of fun.

You don’t need to have experience. Your personal qualities and values are more important to us, you’ll be supported with a comprehensive induction and ongoing training from day one.

We’re an award-winning, family-owned, independent care home group, with an outstanding reputation in the industry. This is due to our amazing people and our focus on keeping the resident at the heart of everything we do.

We strive to be the best we can hence why all 21 of our nursing homes are rated at least good and 7 are outstanding by the CQC, our national regulator.

If a career in elderly care is for you then you want to be part of the team at Colten Care.

Additional Benefits

• Pay enhancement for weekends, nights and NVQ qualifications
• Additional hours/overtime opportunities available to suit your circumstances
• Training provided from day one
• Free uniforms
• In-house progression opportunities to the Senior Care Lead Programme
• Career progression to join the Trainee Nurse Associate Programme and be a nurse at no cost to you
• We fund your learning and you increase your earnings.