Senior Care Assistant

Job summary

Your kindness could brighten someones day! Join us as a Senior Care Assistant in Ipswich and make a real difference while building a rewarding career in care. Previous care experience is essential. Every day, you'll help people live independently and with dignity in their own homes. Whether you're supporting personal care, assisting with daily routines, or simply sharing a friendly conversation, you'll provide more than care, you'll provide companionship and reassurance. And the best part? The smiles, gratitude, and knowledge that you've made a genuine difference in someone's day, plus: Outstanding career development with fully funded professional training and qualifications (up to QCF level 5). Flexible contracts to work around you £12.90 an hour Blue Light care discount package Company pension scheme On demand pay.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant at Agincare UK in Ipswich, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of others. This role requires previous care experience and involves supporting individuals to live independently and with dignity in their own homes. Duties include providing personal and domestic care, mentoring new team members, and occasionally conducting spot checks to uphold care standards. Agincare UK offers outstanding career development, including fully funded professional training up to QCF level 5. Employees benefit from flexible contracts designed to fit around their schedules, a competitive hourly wage of £12.90, a Blue Light care discount package, a company pension scheme, and on-demand pay. The role is perfect for experienced Care Assistants looking to advance their careers while making a real difference and bringing joy to clients' lives.

About us

Agincare UK, a family-owned care provider, has proudly been serving communities for over 40 years. With more than 5,500 team members, Agincare continues to expand its services, offering a comprehensive range of care solutions. These include care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across over 170 locations throughout the UK. Agincare is committed to supporting care leavers and the Armed Forces community by providing guaranteed interviews and career conversations. As an equal opportunities employer, Agincare welcomes applications from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Joining Agincare means becoming a part of one of the UK's largest care providers, dedicated to enhancing care services through innovative developments and new initiatives like the not-for-profit Childrens Services.

Details

• Date posted: 20 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £12.90 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1539827282
• Job locations: Agincare UK, Ipswich, IP2 8RT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description: Your kindness could brighten someones day!

Join us as a Senior Care Assistant in Ipswich and make a real difference while building a rewarding career in care. Previous care experience is essential.

Every day, you'll help people live independently and with dignity in their own homes. Whether you're supporting personal care, assisting with daily routines, or simply sharing a friendly conversation, you'll provide more than care, you'll provide companionship and reassurance.

And the best part? The smiles, gratitude, and knowledge that you've made a genuine difference in someone's day,plus:

• Outstanding career development with fully funded professional training and qualifications (up to QCF level 5).
• Flexible contracts to work around you
• £12.90an hour
• Blue Light care discount package
• Company pension scheme
• On demand pay

About the role:

• Provide high-quality personal and domestic care to clients in their own homes.
• Support and mentor new members of the care team.
• Carry out occasional spot checks to help maintain care standards.
• Build positive relationships with clients and their families.
• Ideal for experienced Care Assistants looking to progress their career.

What you will bring:

• Good people skills and the ability to show strong empathy, with a caring and compassionate nature
• A minimum of 12 months' care experience, compassion, and a positive attitude - NVQ level 2 is preferable
• Flexible shifts between 7am 10pm and alternating weekends
• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work we currently cannot offer sponsorship

If youve got a kind heart, a listening ear and a desire to make a clients world a little brighter, wed love to have you join our team.

Become a Senior Care Assistant, where compassion meets purpose.

Message us today or click the link below to apply - your next meaningful chapter starts here.

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 Childrens Service are also regulated by Ofsted 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