Night Care Assistant

Job summary

A career where your kindness could brighten someone's day Join our care home team as a Night 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) Hours to include working alternate weekends Days and nights currently available Refer-a-Friend scheme earn up to £1,000* Up to £12.91 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.

Main duties of the job

Join our care home team as a Night Care Assistant and make a real difference in residents lives. With no experience necessary, all you need is compassion and the right to work in the UK. Fully funded training and career development opportunities (up to QCF Level 5) are provided. Benefits include working alternate weekends, a refer-a-friend scheme with earnings up to £1,000, Blue Light Card discounts, a company pension scheme, and on-demand pay. The role involves providing high-quality personal care, medication assistance, daily activity support, and promoting residents' dignity and independence through a person-centred care approach.

About us

Agincare is celebrating 40 years of caring for communities and is one of the UKs largest care providers. The family-owned company, with nearly 6000 team members, offers a wide range of services across 170 locations in England, including care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care. Agincare supports care leavers through the Care Leaver Covenant and the Armed Forces community by offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and military members. Agincare proudly promotes equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all backgrounds, although visa sponsorship is currently unavailable.

Details

• Date posted: 10 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £12.91 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1561874084
• Job locations: Agincare Homes Holdings, Swindon, GL7 1JR, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

A career where your kindness could brighten someone's day

Join our care home team as a Night 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:

• Outstanding career development with fully funded training and qualifications (up to QCF Level 5)
• Hours to include working alternate weekends
• Days and nights currently available
• Refer-a-Friend scheme earn up to £1,000*
• Up to £12.91 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

About you:You dont need previous care experience. What matters most is your kindness and motivation to help others.

• No experience needed full training provided
• Compassionate, patient and great with people
• Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK (we cannot currently offer sponsorship)
• This is a maternity cover position available for 12 months, working 36 hours per week, to include alternate weekends.
• Please note this is a night shift position

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.

Click here to view the care home: Care Home in Gloucestershire | Care Home Gloucestershire Paternoster House | AgincareCare Quality Commission Rating: 'Good'

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