Care Assistant - Females only

Job summary

Job Title: Care Assistant - Females only Company: Agincare Homes Holdings Location: Rochester Job Type: Permanent Salary: £12.76 Job Description: 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.* A career where your kindness could brighten someone's day Join our care home team as a Care Assistant and make a real difference in residents lives while building a rewarding career in care. All you need is compassion and the right to work in the UK. Well provide fully funded training and excellent career development to help you grow. And the best part? Youll get just as much back, the gratitude, the stories, the smiles that stay with you, plus: Youll receive: Outstanding career development with fully funded training and qualifications (up to QCF Level 5) Refer-a-Friend scheme earn up to £1,000* £12.76 per hour Blue Light Card discounts Compa

Main duties of the job

Join our care home team as a Care Assistant and make a real difference in residents lives while building a rewarding career in care. All you need is compassion and the right to work in the UK. This post is restricted to female applicants only as a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. The role involves providing personal care to women, where it is necessary to preserve their dignity and privacy. Youll receive fully funded training and excellent career development opportunities. The position offers outstanding career development with fully funded training and qualifications, a refer-a-friend scheme, competitive hourly pay, Blue Light Card discounts, and a company pension scheme. The core responsibilities include providing high-quality personal care, assisting with medication, supporting daily living activities and routines, building relationships, and promoting residents' dignity and well-being. Prior experience working within a care home is required.

About us

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 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 across England. 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.

Details

• Date posted: 20 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £12.76 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1566018900
• Job locations: Agincare Homes Holdings, Rochester, ME1 2QT, United Kingdom

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.*

A career where your kindness could brighten someone's day

Join our care home team as a Care Assistant and make a real difference in residents lives while building a rewarding career in care.

All you need is compassion and the right to work in the UK. Well provide fully funded training and excellent career development to help you grow.

And the best part? Youll get just as much back, the gratitude, the stories, the smiles that stay with you, plus:

• Outstanding career development with fully funded training and qualifications (up to QCF Level 5)
• Refer-a-Friend scheme earn up to £1,000*
• £12.76 per hour
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Company pension scheme
• On-demand pay
• Provide high-quality personal care and support to residents.
• Assist with medication administration and recording.
• Support residents with daily living activities and routines.
• Build meaningful relationships and provide companionship.
• Help enrich residents' lives through activities, hobbies, and social engagement.
• Promote residents' dignity, independence, and well-being.
• Work as part of a caring team to deliver outstanding person-centred care
• Compassionate, patient and great with people
• Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK (we cannot currently offer sponsorship)
• Care Assistant to work 36 hours per week from 8am to 8pm to include working alternative weekends
• Previous experience working within a care home is required for these roles

Whether youre listening to residents wonderful life stories, helping with daily routines, or simply being a friendly face that brightens their day, youll be making a real difference to their lives.

Rochester Care Home

Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/kent/rochester-care-home/Care Quality Commission Rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-5985450298

Apply to be a Care Assistant, where compassion meets purpose.

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 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 across England.

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 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