Senior Care Assistant

Job summary

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 Edgehill care home? Come and join the Agincare family as a Senior Care Assistant Where you'll be working: Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/wiltshire/edgehill-care-home-swindon/ Care Quality Commission Rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-304662740 As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy: £13.76 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 On demand pay What is required from you? A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK NVQ Level 2 - Health and Social care qualification NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care qualification or be working towards Working hours are from 8am to 8pm to include working alternative weekends A day in the life of a Senior Care Assistant 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 role of Senior Care Assistant at Agincare Homes Holdings in Swindon offers a rewarding environment where experienced care professionals can make a real difference. Applicants are expected to have at least 12 months left on their right to work in the UK, an NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care, and ideally a Level 3 qualification or be working towards it. The job involves providing person-centred care, engaging in social activities, administering medication, and potentially leading the home in the absence of senior managers. Benefits include a competitive hourly rate of £13.76, a refer-a-friend scheme with up to £1000 in bonuses, funded training up to QCF Level 5, and a company pension scheme. The job requires working from 8 AM to 8 PM, including alternate weekends. Agincare is a well-established care provider with over 40 years of experience, offering various services nationwide and is committed to equal opportunities employment.

About us

Agincare Homes Holdings is part of the Agincare group, a family-owned care provider that has been supporting communities for over 40 years. With more than 5,500 team members and operations spanning over 170 locations in the UK, Agincare offers a wide range of services including care and nursing homes, home care, supported living, and live-in care. The company is committed to career development, providing fully funded training and excellent development opportunities for staff at all levels. Furthermore, Agincare is a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant and an ally of the Armed Forces community, offering support and guaranteed interviews to care leavers and military members. All its services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), emphasizing a commitment to high standards of care and equal opportunities for all employees. Agincare is continuously expanding its services, including the recent launch of new not-for-profit Childrens Services.

Details

• Date posted: 22 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £13.76 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1529146441
• Job locations: Agincare Homes Holdings, Swindon, SN3 6LF, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Are you an experienced care professional looking for a newchallenge?Are you looking to use your skill set in a rewarding work environment with our welcoming and specialised support team at Edgehill care home?

Come and join the Agincare family as a Senior Care Assistant

Where you'll be working:

• Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/wiltshire/edgehill-care-home-swindon/
• Care Quality Commission Rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-304662740

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy:

• £13.76 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
• On demand pay

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
• NVQ Level 2 - Health and Social care qualification
• NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care qualification or be working towards
• Working hours are from 8am to 8pm to include working alternative weekends

A day in the life of a Senior Care Assistant

• 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 andsupportive 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.

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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