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Bank Care Assistant

The closing date is 26 May 2026

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Job summary

This is a Bank Care Assistant role at Agincare Homes Holdings in Southwark. The role involves providing companionship, personal care, medication management, meal assistance, and supporting clients with daily living activities. Agincare is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with over 5,500 team members, offering competitive pay, training, and career development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

As a Bank Care Assistant, you will be responsible for providing compassionate and personalized care to clients. This includes assisting with personal care, medication management, meal preparation, and engaging clients in social activities. You will work closely with the care team to ensure the wellbeing and independence of the clients. The role offers flexible scheduling to cover a mix of day, night, weekday, and weekend shifts.

About us

Agincare Homes Holdings is a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with over 5,500 team members. They have been providing care and support to communities for over 40 years and are one of the UK's largest care providers, operating across more than 170 locations nationwide. Agincare is committed to supporting care leavers and the Armed Forces community, offering guaranteed interviews to these groups.

Details

Date posted

27 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.85 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1479726645

Job locations

Agincare Homes Holdings

Southwark

SE15 6LA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Package 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 Bank Care Assistant

Where you'll be working

Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/london/waterside-care-home/ Care Quality Commission Rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-15297949745

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy:

  • £13.85 per hour
  • Refer a friend scheme 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
  • This is a Bank Care Assistant role to cover a mix of day, night, weekday and weekend shifts

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

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 are committed 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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package 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 Bank Care Assistant

Where you'll be working

Click here to view the care home: https://www.agincare.com/care-homes/london/waterside-care-home/ Care Quality Commission Rating: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-15297949745

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy:

  • £13.85 per hour
  • Refer a friend scheme 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
  • This is a Bank Care Assistant role to cover a mix of day, night, weekday and weekend shifts

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

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 are committed 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A minimum of 12 months' right to work in the UK is required for this role. No specific qualifications are mentioned, but the job description indicates that Agincare provides fully funded training up to QCF level 5.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A minimum of 12 months' right to work in the UK is required for this role. No specific qualifications are mentioned, but the job description indicates that Agincare provides fully funded training up to QCF level 5.

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

Agincare

Address

Agincare Homes Holdings

Southwark

SE15 6LA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Agincare

Address

Agincare Homes Holdings

Southwark

SE15 6LA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Agincare Homes Holdings

Recruitment@agincare.com

Details

Date posted

27 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.85 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

1479726645

Job locations

Agincare Homes Holdings

Southwark

SE15 6LA


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