Job summary
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can really make a difference? Are you an experienced care professional looking for a change? 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/hampshire/gorseway-nursing-home-hayling-island/ Care Quality Commission rating - https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-5859745443 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 Experience working within a care home Opportunities Available: 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 Bank Care Assistant - You must have the flexibility to work day shifts, nights shifts and alternative weekends as and when required - experience working in a care home as a care assistant is required for the bank role 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.
Main duties of the job
As a Care Assistant at Agincare Homes Holdings, you will be part of a team offering a rewarding and impactful career. You will work in a care home on Hayling Island, where your responsibilities will include providing companionship, assisting with personal care, prompting or administering medication, supporting clients during meals, and assisting with light domestic tasks. The role requires a commitment to work both day and night shifts, including alternative weekends. Agincare offers competitive pay of £12.76 per hour, a refer-a-friend scheme, career development opportunities, fully-funded training up to QCF level 5, and additional benefits such as a pension scheme and a Blue Light discount package. Applicants must have at least 12 months of valid right to work in the UK, and previous experience in a care home setting is required. Agincare is a growing, family-owned care provider, and one of the UK's largest, celebrating 40 years of service, with a commitment to equal opportunities and support for various communities.
About us
Agincare Homes Holdings is a family-owned care provider celebrating 40 years in service, making a significant difference in the care industry. With over 5,500 team members and operations in more than 170 locations across the UK, Agincare is proud to be one of the country's largest care providers. The organisation offers a range of services, including care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care. Agincare is committed to career development and training, as well as supporting care leavers, the Armed Forces community, and promoting equal opportunities. All services provided by Agincare are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), reflecting their dedication to maintaining high standards of care. Agincare's commitment to expanding and improving its services is evident through recent care home developments and the launch of new initiatives like the not-for-profit Children's Services.
Details
- Date posted: 19 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £12.76 an hour
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 1518565462
- Job locations: Agincare Homes Holdings, Hayling Island, PO11 0BA, 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?
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/hampshire/gorseway-nursing-home-hayling-island/
- Care Quality Commission rating -https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-5859745443
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
- Experience working within a care home
- Opportunities Available:
- 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
- Bank Care Assistant - You must have the flexibility to work day shifts, nights shifts and alternative weekends as and when required - experience working in a care home as a care assistant is required for the bankrole
A day in the life of a Care Assistant
- Companionship - Providingsupport, companionship, communication and engagement
- Personal care-supporting with a wash bath or shower andsupporting 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 asindependently 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 arecommitted 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
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK. Experience working within a care home.
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