Health Care Assistant

Colten Care Limited; Chichester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned care home group is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant for their luxury facility in Chichester. You will provide essential care to residents, with comprehensive training from day one and real opportunities for career growth. With pay enhancements for weekends and nights, as well as a supportive team environment, this role is perfect for those with a caring attitude, whether experienced or new to the field. Join the team at Colten Care and make a difference in the lives of elderly residents.

Benefits

Pay enhancement for weekends and nights

Free uniforms

In-house progression opportunities

Career progression funding

Qualifications

• Compassionate and caring attitude.
• Willingness to be hands-on with residents.
• Personal qualities matter more than experience.

Responsibilities

• Caring for residents in a luxury care home environment.
• Assisting residents with daily needs.
• Supporting the Nursing team with guidance.

Skills

Compassion

Good observation skills

Attention to detail

Organized

Resilient

Job description

Care Assistant

36 or 42 hours per week, including alternate weekends (includes paid breaks)

Site: Wellington Grange

Closing Date: 26/02/2026

From £12.66 per hour to £14.98 per hour

Introduction

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our team of Health Care Assistants. Whether experienced or new to care, our team at our luxury care home, Wellington Grange in Chichester, West Sussex. would like to hear from you.

Excellent rate of pay

Complimentary meal of choice

Real career progression

If you have a positive, caring attitude, and a passion for making a difference, then starting a career with Colten Care is the place to start. You’ll thrive as a Health Care Assistant, with the guidance of our Nursing team available 24 hours a day.

Career progression is never far away, with plenty of opportunities to gain qualifications, thanks to our exceptional Learning and Development team.

Caring for our residents in our award‑winning homes is a rewarding and fulfilling opportunity where you can make every day their best day.

About you

Compassion is in your nature. You’re willing to be hands‑on with residents and help them whenever needed. You’re organised, hard‑working, resilient, with good observation skills, attention to detail and a sense of fun.

You don’t need to have experience. Your personal qualities and values are more important to us, you’ll be supported with a comprehensive induction and ongoing training from day one.

We’re an award‑winning, family‑owned, independent care home group, with an outstanding reputation in the industry. This is due to our amazing people and our focus keeping the resident at the heart of everything we do.

We strive to be the best we can hence why all 21 of our nursing homes are rated at least good and 7 are outstanding by the CQC, our national regulator.

If a career in elderly care is for you then you want to be part of the team at Colten Care.

Additional Benefits

• Pay enhancement for weekends, nights and NVQ qualifications
• Additional hours/overtime opportunities available to suit your circumstances
• Training provided from day one
• Free uniforms
• In‑house progression opportunities to the Senior Care Lead Programme
• Career progression to join the Trainee Nurse Associate Programme and be a nurse at no cost to you
• We fund your learning and you increase your earnings