Care Assistant - Agincare : Job Details

About the role

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.

Where you’ll be working:

• Lansdowne Hill Care Home

As an Agincare employee you’ll enjoy:

• £11.60 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000*
• Outstanding career development
• Fully funded training and career development (Up to level5)
• Blue Light care discount package
• Company pension scheme
• On demand early pay available

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work
• Available to work with alternate weekends

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.

About Agincare

We’re a family run business that’s been caring and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, we’re one of the UK’s largest care providers and are continuing to grow. We have over 100 locations across England including care and nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.

Agincare are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and are committed to supporting care leavers to live independently. We are proud to be able to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.

All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.

*Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions