About this role
Job summary 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 Care Assistant (Bank) Where you'll be working. St Peters Park Retirement Village provides a safe and homely environment within a real village community. Situated in the heart of Bexhill, St Peters Park is positioned within easy reach of the GP practice, village shop, bakery and tea room with the beautiful seafront just minutes away. Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/east-sussex/bexhill-care-home/Care Quality Commission Ratinghttps://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-6128510894 As 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 pay What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK Full time contract of 36 hours per week, includes alternate weekends Bank contracts also available A 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.
Main duties of the job As a Care Assistant at Agincare, you will be part of a team providing a safe and homely environment within St Peters Park Retirement Village. This vibrant community is centrally located in Bexhill, near essential amenities and the beautiful seafront. Agincare offers a competitive wage of £12.76 per hour, opportunities for career development, and fully funded training up to QCF level 5. Employees also benefit from a company pension, Blue Light care discounts, and an on-demand pay option. Your role will include providing companionship, personal care, administering medications, assisting with meals, and supporting clients with mobility and social activities. An essential requirement is at least 12 months' validity on your right to work in the UK for a full-time contract of 36 hours per week, including alternate weekends. Bank contracts are available too.
About us Agincare, a family-owned care provider, has been serving communities for 40 years and is one of the UK's largest care providers. With over 5,500 team members and continual growth, Agincare offers various services, including care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, and live-in care, across more than 170 locations nationwide. The organisation prides itself on its commitment to enhancing services through recent care home developments and the introduction of not-for-profit children's services. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, Agincare offers support by guaranteeing interviews or informal career conversations to care leavers, and it supports the Armed Forces community by offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and military community members. All services are regulated by the CQC, and Agincare is an equal opportunities employer encouraging applications from diverse backgrounds. However, visa sponsorship is not available at present.
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 Care Assistant (Bank)
Where you'll be working.
St Peters Park Retirement Village provides a safe and homely environment within a real village community.Situated in the heart of Bexhill, St Peters Park is positioned within easy reach of the GP practice, village shop, bakery and tea room with the beautiful seafront just minutes away.
Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/east-sussex/bexhill-care-home/Care Quality Commission Ratinghttps://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-6128510894
As 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 Full time contract of 36 hours per week, includes alternate weekends Bank contracts also availableA 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 on your 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.
Employer details Employer name Agincare
Address Agincare Homes Holdings
Bexhill-on-Sea
TN40 2HF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)