Job requirements
Essential
1 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK. Experience in a care environment is essential.
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job summary
Package Description: Are you an experienced care professional looking for a new challenge? Are you looking to use your skill set in a rewarding work environment with our welcoming and specialised support team at Sunnymeade care home? Come and join the Agincare family as a Bank Night Senior Care Assistant. Where you'll be working Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/somerset/sunnymeade-care-home/ Care Quality Commission Rating - https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-19058397309 As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy £13.46 per hour Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000* Outstanding career development Fully funded training up to QCF level 5 Blue Light care discount package Company pension scheme What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK Please note this is currently a bank contract A day in the life of a Senior Care Assistant (Nights) Person-centred care - You will ensure that residents receive personal care from you and your team including bathing, dressing and oral care within their preferences, and actively promote right to choice and independence Review - You will contribute to and carry out care reviews with your residents to ensure their plans reflect their needs.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Care Assistant Nights - Bank position offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity for experienced care professionals. Working at Sunnymeade Care Home, employees will join the Agincare family and contribute to providing high-quality, person-centred care to residents. The role involves ensuring residents receive personal care, administering medication safely, and leading in social activities. Benefits include a salary of £13.46 per hour, opportunities for career development, training, a refer-a-friend scheme, and participation in a company pension scheme. The position is a bank contract, requiring individuals with at least 12 months of eligibility to work in the UK. Agincare values diversity and is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants.
About us
Agincare Homes Holdings, a family-owned care provider, has been caring for communities for 40 years. Known for its extensive range of services, Agincare is one of the UK's largest care providers, operating more than 170 locations nationwide. The organisation's offerings include care and nursing homes, home care, supported living, and live-in care. Agincare is dedicated to equal opportunities and strives to support various communities, including care leavers and the Armed Forces, by providing guaranteed interviews. This commitment to inclusivity and support is seen in its signatory status of the Care Leaver Covenant and its alliance with the Armed Forces community. Agincare continues to expand, reflecting its dedication to quality care services and community involvement.
Details
- Date posted: 12 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £13.46 an hour
- Contract: Bank
- Working pattern: Flexible working
- Reference number: 1562628377
- Job locations: Agincare Homes Holdings, Chard, TA20 1LJ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
Are you an experienced care professional looking for a new challenge? Are you looking to use your skill set in a rewarding work environment with our welcoming and specialised support team at Sunnymeade care home?
Come and join the Agincare family as a Bank Night Senior Care Assistant
- Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/somerset/sunnymeade-care-home/
- Care Quality Commission Rating - https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-19058397309
- £13.46 per hour
- Refer a friend scheme earn up to £1000*
- Outstanding career development
- Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
- Blue Light care discount package
- Company pension scheme
- A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
- Please note this is currently a bank contract
- Person-centred care - You will ensure that residents receive personal care from you and your team including bathing, dressing and oral care within their preferences, and actively promote right to choice and independence
- Review -You will contribute to and carry out care reviews with your residents to ensure their plans reflect their needs.
- Medication - You will administer residents' medication in a safe and supportive and compliant way
- Social Activity - You will lead in and participate in trips out, social engagements and activities within the home.
- Leadership - you may support new starters or existing staff with shadowing and development, and may be called up on to lead the home where more senior managers are not available.
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 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 nationwide. 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 CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and 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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