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 Where you'll be working Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/somerset/critchill-court-care-home/?utm_source=Online&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=critchillgooglebusinessprofile&utm_term=gbp&utm_content=critchill 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 There is one full-time position available, working 36 hours per week You must be flexible to work alternate weekends Shift patterns include - 08:00 - 14:00, 14:00 - 20:00 and 20:00 - 08:00 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. Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities.
Main duties of the job
The job of a Care Assistant at Agincare Homes Holdings involves providing support and companionship to residents. Key responsibilities include assisting with personal care such as bathing, dressing, and oral hygiene, administering or prompting medication use, and assisting with meals and snacks. Care Assistants also perform light domestic tasks and support the mobility and independence of the client. Social activities are an important part of the role, with Care Assistants organizing and participating in trips and activities within the care home. As part of the Agincare team, employees are offered a competitive hourly wage of £12.76, opportunities for career development, and funded training up to QCF level 5. Additional benefits include a refer a friend scheme with potential bonuses of up to £1000, a company pension, and a Blue Light care discount package. The role requires a minimum of 12 months of right to work in the UK and flexibility to work various shift patterns, including alternate weekends.
About us
Agincare Homes Holdings is a well-established care provider with a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality care services. The organization has grown over the past 40 years to become one of the UKs largest care providers, with more than 5,500 team members deployed across 170 locations nationwide. As a family-owned business, Agincare is committed to nurturing a supportive and inclusive environment for both employees and clients. They offer a wide range of care services including care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care. Agincare is also known for its dedication to career development, providing opportunities for training and advancement, and participating in initiatives such as the Care Leaver Covenant and supporting the Armed Forces community. Their services are fully CQC regulated, ensuring that they meet and maintain the highest standards in care provision.
Details
- Date posted: 19 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £12.76 an hour
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 1518599691
- Job locations: Agincare Homes Holdings, Frome, BA11 4DP, United Kingdom
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
Where you'll be working
Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/somerset/critchill-court-care-home/?utm_source=Online&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=critchillgooglebusinessprofile&utm_term=gbp&utm_content=critchill
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
- There is one full-time position available, working 36 hours per week
- You must be flexible to work alternate weekends
- Shit patterns include - 08:00 - 14:00, 14:00 - 20:00 and 20:00 - 08:00
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.
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, flexibility to work alternate weekends, ability to work various shift patterns.
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