About this role
Job summary Agincare Homes Holdings is seeking a dedicated and passionate Care Assistant to join their team at the Gorseway Nursing Home on Hayling Island. This permanent position offers a rewarding career for individuals looking to make a difference in the lives of the residents. The role focuses on companionship, personal care, medication assistance, meal support, and participation in social activities. With a salary of £12.76 per hour, the job offers opportunities for career development and training up to QCF level 5. Candidates need experience in a care home setting and a commitment to providing quality care to all residents.
Main duties of the job The Care Assistant role at Agincare Homes Holdings on Hayling Island is a permanent position that offers the chance to join the Agincare family. The job involves working at the Gorseway Nursing Home, as detailed on the company's website and the Care Quality Commission rating link provided. As an employee, you'll enjoy a competitive hourly rate of £12.76, a refer a friend bonus of up to £1000, career development opportunities, fully funded training, and more. To be qualified, candidates should have a minimum of 12 months right to work in the UK and experience in a care home. The positions available include Night Care Assistant and Bank Care Assistant, requiring flexibility in shifts.
About us Agincare, with 40 years of experience, is a rapidly growing family-owned care provider in the UK, offering a wide range of services. As one of the nation's largest care providers, Agincare operates over 170 locations across the UK, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care. They are committed to supporting care leavers and the military community by guaranteeing interviews. All services are regulated by the CQC, ensuring high standards of care and compliance. Agincare is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applications from individuals of all backgrounds, although visa sponsorship is not currently offered.
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?
Come and join the Agincare family as a Care Assistant
Where you'll be working
Click here to view the care home:https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/hampshire/gorseway-nursing-home-hayling-island/ Care Quality Commission rating -https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-5859745443As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy:
£12.76 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 Experience working within a care home Opportunities Available: Night Care Assistant @ 48 hours per week to include alternative weekends Bank Care Assistant For the bank care assistant role you must have the flexibility to work day shifts, nights shifts and alternative weekends as and when required Experience working in a care home as a care assistantis required for these rolesA day in the life of a Care Assistant
Companionship - Providingsupport, companionship, communication and engagement Personal care-supporting with a wash bath or shower andsupporting 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 asindependently 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 arecommitted 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
A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK and experience working within a care home setting.
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 Homes Holdings
Hayling Island
PO11 0BA
Employer's website https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)