Care Assistant

Agincare Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK care provider is looking for dedicated Care Assistants to join their team in Swindon. This full-time role involves providing vital care support including companionship, personal care, medication management, and meal assistance. Ideal candidates should have experience in a care home setting and a minimum of 12 months right to work in the UK. Applicants can expect a competitive pay rate and comprehensive benefits, including fully funded training and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

£12.25 per hour

Refer a friend scheme up to £1000

Fully funded training up to QCF level 5

Company pension scheme

On demand pay

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months of right to work in the UK.
• Previous experience in a care home setting required.
• Full time role working 36 hours per week, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and support to clients.
• Assist with personal care, including washing and dressing.
• Prompt or administer medications to clients.
• Support clients with meals and beverages.
• Perform light cleaning tasks.
• Aid client mobility for independent living.
• Participate in social activities and trips.

Skills

Experience in care

Companionship

Personal care

Medication management

Job description

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can really make a difference? Are you an experienced care professional looking for a change?

You may be new to care or looking for a new challenge away from hospitality and retail.

Come and join the Agincare family as a 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:

• £12.25 per hour
• Refer a friend scheme up to £1000*
• Fully funded training up to QCF level 5
• Company pension scheme
• On demand pay

What is required from you?

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK
• This is a full time role working 36 hours per week to include alternative weekends
• Previous experience of working in a care home setting required

A day in the life of a Care Assistant

• Companionship - Providing support, companionship, communication and engagement
• Personal care - supporting with a wash bath or shower and supporting the client with dressing and oral care.
• Medication - Prompting, assisting or administering medications and creams.
• Meals – Supporting the client with healthy meals, snacks and beverages.
• Domestic tasks - light cleaning tasks.
• Mobility - Supporting the client to live as independently as possible with their mobility.
• Social activities - Trips out, social engagements and activities within the home.

About Agincare

We’re a family run business that’s been caring and supporting people since 1986. With over 4,500 team members, we’re one of the UK’s largest care providers and are continuing to grow. We have over 100 locations across England including care and nursing homes, home care branches, extra care schemes, supported living properties and live-in offices.

Agincare are signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and are committed to supporting care leavers to live independently. We are proud to be able to offer a guaranteed interview to care leavers, or an informal conversation about our career opportunities.

All of our care services are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Equal opportunities are important to us at Agincare and we welcome applications from all.

*Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions.

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Application Deadline: 21/02/2026

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