Domestic Care Assistant

Agincare; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend up to £1000

Career development & funded quals up到Q

Blue Light Card discounts

Company pension scheme

Job summary

Agincare is seeking a dedicated team member to join Cheriton Care Home in Dorchester. You will help keep communal areas clean and welcoming without providing direct care, while supporting hygiene standards and resident comfort.

The role offers £12.72 per hour with weekend/hours flexibility, a pension, blue light discounts, and funded qualifications up to QCF Level 5, along with career development opportunities. A warm, respectful presence for residents is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK
• Positive attitude and pride in your work
• Availability to work alternative weekend/hours

Responsibilities

• Keep communal areas safe, clean, and welcoming
• Dust, polish, and vacuum residents rooms to a high standard
• Work with the management team to maintain hygiene standards
• Bring warmth and kindness to residents through small acts, smiles, chats, and friendly presence

Skills

Positive attitude

Pride in work

Availability for weekend shifts

Team player

Job description

Job Description

Make a difference every day without providing direct care. Join Cheriton care home and help create a clean, comfortable, and welcoming home our residents love.

What we offer

• £12.72 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme (up to £1000*)
• Career development & fully funded qualifications up to QCF Level 5
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Company pension scheme

Requirements

• Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK
• Positive attitude and pride in your work
• Availability to work alternative weekend/hours

Job responsibilities

• Keep communal areas safe, clean, and welcoming
• Dust, polish, and vacuum residents rooms to a high standard
• Work with the management team to maintain hygiene standards
• Bring warmth and kindness to residents through small acts, smiles, chats, and friendly presence

Location

• Cheriton Care Home, 8-10 Weymouth Ave, Dorchester DT1 2EN
• Cheriton Residential Care Home in Dorchester, Dorset | Agincare Care Centre
• Cheriton Care Home - Care Quality Commission

About us

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care 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 our new not-for-profit Childrens Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UKs 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 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 isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers

Person Specification

Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK

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.