Care Assistant

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Location
Hayling Island, England
Salary
£12.76
Profession
Care support worker
Deadline
25 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
25 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

1 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Qualifications

    Experience in care is required for this role, along with the right to work in the UK for at least 12 months and the ability to work a mixture of day and night shifts including alternating weekends. Compassionate, patient, and people-oriented individuals are sought for this role.

Desirable

Not listed in the available specification.

Job summary

Package Description: 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, no experience necessary. 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) 48 hours per week to include alternating weekends Refer-a-Friend scheme earn up to £1,000* Up to £12.76 per hour Blue Light Card discounts Company pension scheme On-demand pay The role of a Care Assistant: 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

Main duties of the job

The role of a Care Assistant involves providing high-quality personal care and support to residents, assisting with medication administration and recording, supporting residents with daily living activities and routines, building meaningful relationships and providing companionship, helping enrich residents' lives through activities, hobbies, and social engagement, and promoting residents' dignity, independence, and well-being. You will work as part of a caring team to deliver outstanding person-centered care. No experience in care is required for this role, but all applicants must have a minimum of 12 months' right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship is not available). You'll need to be compassionate, patient, and great with people.

About us

Agincare Homes Holdings is a family-owned care provider that is currently celebrating 40 years of service to communities. With nearly 6000 team members and expanding each day, Agincare is one of the UKs largest care providers. The organization delivers care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations in England. Agincare is committed to supporting care leavers through the Care Leaver Covenant, offering interviews or career conversations. They also support the Armed Forces community by offering guaranteed interviews for service leavers and members of the military community.

Details

  • Date posted: 25 September 2026
  • Pay scheme: Other
  • Salary: £12.76 an hour
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working pattern: Full-time
  • Reference number: 1555073080
  • Job locations: Agincare Homes Holdings, Hayling Island, PO110BA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

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, no experience necessary.

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)
  • 48 hours per week to include alternating weekends
  • Refer-a-Friend scheme earn up to £1,000*
  • Up to £12.76 per hour
  • Blue Light Card discounts
  • Company pension scheme
  • On-demand pay

The role of a Care Assistant:

  • 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

About you:

  • Experience in care is required for this role
  • Compassionate, patient and great with people
  • Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK (we cannot currently offer sponsorship)
  • Care Assistant at 42 hours per week working a mixture of day and night shifts to include alternative weekends
  • Day shifts are 8am to 8pm and nights shifts are 8pm to 8am

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.

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/1-5859745443

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

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.

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

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