Care Assistant - Female Only - Driver only

Agincare; Newcastle-under-Lyme; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free fully funded training

Flexible contracts

Refer a friend scheme

Mileage paid

Pension scheme

On demand pay

Blue Light care discount

Job summary

Agincare is hiring a Home Care Assistant to support clients in their own homes across Newcastle-under-Lyme and surrounding areas. No prior care experience is required as we provide free, fully funded training and ongoing professional development.

You will build trusted relationships, support daily living activities, and help clients maintain independence with dignity. Applicants must have a full UK driving licence, a right to work in the UK, and be available to work alternating weekends.

Qualifications

• No experience required; comprehensive training provided.
• Strong empathy and ability to show care and compassion.
• Positive and professional team working ethos.
• Right to work in the UK for at least 12 months; sponsorship not offered.
• Full UK driving licence is required.
• Willingness to work alternating weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support for daily routines in clients' homes.
• Help clients with mobility, nutrition and hygiene while promoting independence.
• Build trusting relationships and compassionate, respectful interactions.
• Support clients to stay connected to their communities and activities.

Skills

Empathy

People skills

Team orientation

Driving licence

Job description

Package Description

Could you be the reason someone smiles? Join us as a Home Care Assistant and make a real difference while building a rewarding career in care – No experience necessary

There’s something truly special about helping others live with dignity and joy, especially in their own home. Whether it’s sharing a cup of tea and a good chat, helping with daily routines and personal care, or being that friendly face that brightens a client’s morning; you’re giving more than care… you’re giving connection.

All you need is the compassion and the right to work in the UK and we will provide you with free fully funded training and offer outstanding career development.

Please note: This post is restricted to female applicants only as a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. This is because the role involves providing personal care to women, where it is necessary to preserve their dignity and privacy.

And The Best Part? You Get Just As Much Back. The Gratitude, The Stories, The Smiles That Stay With You And

• Outstanding career development with fully funded professional training and qualifications (up to QCF level 5).
• Flexible contracts – to work around you
• Refer a friend scheme - earn up to £1000
• Up to £13.90 an hour and mileage paid - 32p per mile
• Blue Light care discount package
• Company pension scheme
• On demand pay

About You

You don’t need to have previous experience or qualifications in care, what’s important is you are passionate and motivated. If you want Job Satisfaction, where every day is truly different, our Care Assistant role could be the perfect opportunity for you.

• No experience needed - We provide comprehensive training and, free of charge
• Good people skills and the ability to show strong empathy, with a caring and compassionate nature
• A positive & professional team working ethos
• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work – we currently cannot offer sponsorship
• Full UK driving licence
• Alternating weekends are required for this role

If you’ve got a kind heart, a listening ear and a desire to make a clients world a little brighter, all while learning new valuable skills or continued development, we’d love to have you join our team.

Become a Care Assistant, where compassion meets purpose.

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 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