Barchester Healthcare

Care Assistant - Care Home

The closing date is 18 May 2026

Job summary

This role as a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home involves providing high-quality care and support to residents, ensuring their daily needs are met with compassion and dedication. The job involves a range of tasks from assisting with daily living activities to offering companionship and creating great moments and memories with the residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, you'll be responsible for helping residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. This will involve assisting with daily living, providing support and companionship, and sharing great moments and memories with the residents. You'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach, and excellent communication skills. Empathy and a warm-hearted approach are essential, as is the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all residents.

About us

Barchester is a leading provider of quality care and support services in the UK. They operate a network of care homes across the country, offering a range of services including residential, nursing, and dementia care. Barchester is committed to providing the highest standards of care and support, and they invest in their staff through comprehensive training and development programs.

Details

Date posted

19 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.06 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1475832173

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Wallingford

OX10 9EG


Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGE

In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

Free training and development for all rolesAccess to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savingsUnlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus schemeEmployee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

8765

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Care Assistant at a Barchester care home, you'll help residents enjoy each day by making sure they get the quality care and support they deserve. You'll assist with daily living, providing support and companionship and sharing great moments and memories too. It's a chance to bring your dedication and compassion to a fulfilling environment. Every day will be different, so you can expect to undertake work that's as varied as it is rewarding. As a Care Assistant, you could be doing anything from supporting residents with their food and drink and following care plans to ensuring that each of our residents has one-to-one time. It's an opportunity to put your skills to meaningful use and develop your career.

ABOUT YOUTo join us as a Care Assistant you'll need to have some experience of caring for older people, a can-do approach and excellent communication skills. Your empathy and warm-hearted approach will shine through, but above all, you'll have the compassion needed to deliver the highest standard of care and support for all our residents. In return we'll provide all the training you need to thrive.

REWARDS PACKAGE

In return for your dedication, you'll receive a competitive rate of pay plus our sector-leading benefits and rewards package including:

Free training and development for all rolesAccess to wellbeing and support tools A range of retail discounts and savingsUnlimited referrals with our Refer a Friend' bonus schemeEmployee of the Month' rewards and Long Service Awards'

And so much more!

If you'd like to use your people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

8765

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required, but relevant experience in caring for older people is essential. Barchester will provide all the necessary training to help you thrive in the role.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required, but relevant experience in caring for older people is essential. Barchester will provide all the necessary training to help you thrive in the role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Wallingford

OX10 9EG


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Wallingford

OX10 9EG


Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Recruitment@barchester.com

Details

Date posted

19 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£14.06 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1475832173

Job locations

https://jobs.barchester.com/

Wallingford

OX10 9EG


Privacy notice

Barchester Healthcare's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)