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Package Description: 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 Trafalgar 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/dorset/trafalgar-care-and-home-weymouth/ Care Quality Commission Rating - https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-339875071 As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy: £13.46 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 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 We have a day and a night role available Full time avai

Main duties of the job

The job is for a Senior Care Assistant at Agincare Homes Holdings located in Weymouth. The role involves providing person-centred care to residents, conducting care reviews, administering medication, leading social activities, and may include leadership responsibilities such as supporting new staff and taking charge in the absence of senior managers. The position offers a salary of £13.46 per hour, a refer-a-friend scheme with bonuses, career development opportunities, training up to QCF level 5, a Blue Light discount package, and a company pension scheme. Required qualifications include NVQ Level 2 and preferably Level 3 in Health and Social Care. The role requires full-time availability (42 hours per week) with 12-hour shifts, either day or night, and working alternate weekends.

About us

Agincare is celebrating 40 years of caring for communities as a family-owned care provider. With over 5,500 team members, Agincare is expanding rapidly and offers services in care and nursing homes, home care, live-in care, supported living, and extra care across more than 170 locations nationwide. They are committed to supporting care leavers and the Armed Forces community by offering interviews and career conversations. Agincare is a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant and an equal opportunities employer, encouraging applications from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Agincare is regulated by the CQC and currently does not offer visa sponsorship.

Details

Date posted

01 May 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.46 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1496701438

Job locations

Agincare Homes Holdings

Weymouth

DT4 7LF


Job description

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 Trafalgar 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/dorset/trafalgar-care-and-home-weymouth/
  • Care Quality Commission Rating - https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-339875071

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy:

  • £13.46 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

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
  • We have a day and a night role available
  • Full time availability of 42 hours per week
  • Daytime shifts are from 8am to 8pm and night shifts are from 8pm to 8am (12 hours shifts)
  • Required to work alternate 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

WEYSP

Job description

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 Trafalgar 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/dorset/trafalgar-care-and-home-weymouth/
  • Care Quality Commission Rating - https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-339875071

As an Agincare employee you'll enjoy:

  • £13.46 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

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
  • We have a day and a night role available
  • Full time availability of 42 hours per week
  • Daytime shifts are from 8am to 8pm and night shifts are from 8pm to 8am (12 hours shifts)
  • Required to work alternate 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

WEYSP

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 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.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 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.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Agincare

Address

Agincare Homes Holdings

Weymouth

DT4 7LF


Employer's website

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Employer details

Employer name

Agincare

Address

Agincare Homes Holdings

Weymouth

DT4 7LF


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

01 May 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.46 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1496701438

Job locations

Agincare Homes Holdings

Weymouth

DT4 7LF


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