About this role
Job summary This is a rewarding role as a Care Assistant at Agincare's Agincourt Care Home in Weymouth, Dorset. You'll provide compassionate and personalized care to the residents, supporting them with daily living activities, companionship, and social engagement. Agincare is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with over 5,500 team members and a strong focus on career development and training.
Main duties of the job As a Care Assistant, you'll be responsible for providing a range of care and support services to the residents, including personal care, medication assistance, meal preparation, and domestic tasks. You'll work closely with the residents to promote their independence and wellbeing, and you'll also participate in social activities and outings. The role requires a minimum of 12 months' right to work in the UK, and Agincare offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for career progression.
About us Agincare Homes Holdings is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with over 5,500 team members. They have been caring for communities for over 40 years and are one of the largest care providers in the UK, delivering a range of services including care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, offering guaranteed interviews to care leavers and members of the military community.
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 Night Care Assistant
Where you'll be working
Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/dorset/agincourt-care-home-in-weymouth-dorset-agincare/ Care Quality Commission Rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-204767878As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy:
£12.25 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 schemeWhat is required from you?
A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK Opportunities Available: Care Assistant to work 42 hours per week from 8am to 8pm to include alternative weekends Bank Care Assistant, for this role you must have the flexibility to work day, night and weekend shifts as and when requiredA 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
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
No specific qualifications are required, but you should have a minimum of 12 months' right to work in the UK. Agincare provides full training and opportunities for career development, including 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
Weymouth
DT4 7LG
Employer's website https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)