About this role
Job summary This role as a Care Assistant at Agincare UK in Poole offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on people's lives. You'll provide personal care, assist with everyday tasks, and offer comfort and reassurance, helping individuals maintain their independence and comfort in their own homes. Agincare UK is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with over 5,500 team members, committed to supporting care leavers and the Armed Forces community.
Main duties of the job As a Care Assistant at Agincare UK in Poole, you'll be responsible for providing personal care, assisting with everyday tasks, and offering comfort and reassurance to the individuals you support. This role is restricted to female applicants only as a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) under the Equality Act 2010, as the role involves providing personal care to women, where it is necessary to preserve their dignity and privacy. You'll play a crucial role in helping people remain independent and comfortable in their own homes, making a meaningful impact on their daily lives.
About us Agincare UK is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 team members, and expanding every day. They continue to strengthen their services through recent care home developments and the launch of their 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.
Job description Job responsibilities Package Description: **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.*
Want a role where your compassion has real impact? Supporting people to remain independent and comfortable in their own homes is deeply rewarding. Youll help with personal care, assist with everyday tasks, and provide comfort and reassurance, making a meaningful impact on their daily lives.
What We Offer
£500 welcome bonus
Fully funded professional training, qualifications and career development
Flexible contracts to suit you
Up to £13.50 per hour and paid mileage 32p per mile
Refer a friend earn up to £1,000*
Blue Light discounts & pension scheme
What the role requires from you
Full UK driving licence required (preffered)
Alternate weekend work required
Non-UK nationals must have the right to work in the UK with at least 12 months left on their visa, please note presently we are unable to offer sponsorship
No experience? No problem All you need is kindness well provide full, free training and support your career growth all the way to QCF Level 5
Join Agincare as a Home Care Assistant and help change lives, including your own.
Apply now and start your meaningful journey with Agincare.
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 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 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 isnt the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies, www.agincare.com/careers
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
No experience is required, as Agincare will provide full, free training and support your career growth all the way to QCF Level 5. A full UK driving license is preferred.
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.
Employer details Employer name Agincare
Address Agincare UK
Poole
BH15 2PG
Employer's website https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)