About this role
Job summary This is a Bank Care Assistant role at Agincare Homes Holdings in Southwark. The role involves providing companionship, personal care, medication management, meal assistance, and supporting clients with daily living activities. Agincare is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with over 5,500 team members, offering competitive pay, training, and career development opportunities.
Main duties of the job As a Bank Care Assistant, you will be responsible for providing compassionate and personalized care to clients. This includes assisting with personal care, medication management, meal preparation, and engaging clients in social activities. You will work closely with the care team to ensure the wellbeing and independence of the clients. The role offers flexible scheduling to cover a mix of day, night, weekday, and weekend shifts.
About us Agincare Homes Holdings is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with over 5,500 team members. They have been providing care and support to communities for over 40 years and are one of the UK's largest care providers, operating across more than 170 locations nationwide. Agincare is committed to supporting care leavers and the Armed Forces community, offering guaranteed interviews to these groups.
Job description 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 Bank Care Assistant
Where you'll be working
Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/london/waterside-care-home/ Care Quality Commission Rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-15297949745
As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy:
£13.85 per hour Refer a friend scheme up to£1000* Outstanding career development Fully funded training up to QCF level 5 Blue Light care discount package Company pension scheme On demand payWhat is required from you?
A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK This is a Bank Care Assistant role to cover a mix of day, night, weekday and weekend shiftsA 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
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years of caring for communities. As a rapidlygrowing, family-ownedcare provider with more than5,500 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of ournew 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 locationsnationwide.
As a signatory of theCare Leaver Covenant, we are committed tosupporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation.We are proud to support the Armed Forcescommunity through our alliance,offering guaranteed interviewsto service leavers and members of the military community.
All of our services areregulated by the CQCand Agincare is proud to be anequal opportunities employerand 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
*Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
A minimum of 12 months' right to work in the UK is required for this role. No specific qualifications are mentioned, but the job description indicates that Agincare provides fully funded training up to QCF level 5.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Agincare
Address Agincare Homes Holdings
Southwark
SE15 6LA
Employer's website https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)