Night Care Assistant - maternity cover
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Agincare Night Care Assistant - maternity cover
The closing date is 25 November 2026
Job summary
Package Description: A career where your kindness could brighten someone's day. Join our care home team as a Night Care Assistant and make a real difference in residents lives while building a rewarding career in care, no experience necessary. All you need is compassion and the right to work in the UK. Well provide fully funded training and excellent career development to help you grow. And the best part? Youll get just as much back, the gratitude, the stories, the smiles that stay with you, plus: Youll receive: Outstanding career development with fully funded training and qualifications (up to QCF Level 5) Hours to include working alternate weekends Days and nights currently available Refer-a-Friend scheme earn up to £1,000* Up to £12.91 per hour Blue Light Card discounts Company pension scheme On-demand pay The role of a Care Assistant: Provide high-quality personal care and support to residents. Assist with medication administration and recording. Support residents with daily living activities and routines. Build meaningful relationships and provide companionship. Help enri
Main duties of the job
Join our care home team as a Night Care Assistant and make a real difference in residents lives while building a rewarding career in care, no experience necessary. All you need is compassion and the right to work in the UK. Well provide fully funded training and excellent career development to help you grow. And the best part? Youll get just as much back, the gratitude, the stories, the smiles that stay with you. Youll receive outstanding career development with fully funded training and qualifications, hours to include working alternate weekends, days and nights currently available, refer-a-Friend scheme earn up to £1,000, up to £12.91 per hour, Blue Light Card discounts, company pension scheme, and on-demand pay. The role of a Care Assistant: provide high-quality personal care and support to residents, assist with medication administration and recording, support residents with daily living activities and routines, build meaningful relationships and provide companionship, help enrich residents' lives through activities, hobbies, and social engagement, promote residents' dignity, independence, and well-being, work as part of a caring team to deliver outstanding person-centred care.
About us
Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new 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 locations across England. As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. All of our services are regulated by the CQC and Agincare is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences.
Details
Date posted
27 October 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£12.91 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
1568092114
Job locations
Agincare Homes Holdings
Swindon
GL7 1JR
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
A career where your kindness could brighten someone's day
Join our care home team as a Night Care Assistant and make a real difference in residents lives while building a rewarding career in care, no experience necessary.
All you need is compassion and the right to work in the UK. Well provide fully funded training and excellent career development to help you grow.
And the best part? Youll get just as much back, the gratitude, the stories, the smiles that stay with you, plus:
Youll receive:- Outstanding career development with fully funded training and qualifications (up to QCF Level 5)
- Hours to include working alternate weekends
- Days and nights currently available
- Refer-a-Friend scheme earn up to £1,000*
- Up to £12.91 per hour
- Blue Light Card discounts
- Company pension scheme
- On-demand pay
- Provide high-quality personal care and support to residents.
- Assist with medication administration and recording.
- Support residents with daily living activities and routines.
- Build meaningful relationships and provide companionship.
- Help enrich residents' lives through activities, hobbies, and social engagement.
- Promote residents' dignity, independence, and well-being.
- Work as part of a caring team to deliver outstanding person-centred care
About you:
- Experience working in a care setting is required for this role
- Compassionate, patient and great with people
- Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK (we cannot currently offer sponsorship)
- This position is working 36 hours per week, to include alternate weekends
- Please note this is a maternity cover position for 12 months
- Please note this is a night shift position
Whether youre listening to residents wonderful life stories, helping with daily routines, or simply being a friendly face that brightens their day, youll be making a real difference to their lives.
Where you'll be working:Click here to view the care home: Care Home in Gloucestershire | Care Home Gloucestershire Paternoster House | AgincareCare Quality Commission Rating: 'Good'
Apply to be a Care Assistant, where compassion meets purpose.
About Us:Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new 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 locations across England.
As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.
All of our services are regulated 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
A career where your kindness could brighten someone's day
Join our care home team as a Night Care Assistant and make a real difference in residents lives while building a rewarding career in care, no experience necessary.
All you need is compassion and the right to work in the UK. Well provide fully funded training and excellent career development to help you grow.
And the best part? Youll get just as much back, the gratitude, the stories, the smiles that stay with you, plus:
Youll receive:- Outstanding career development with fully funded training and qualifications (up to QCF Level 5)
- Hours to include working alternate weekends
- Days and nights currently available
- Refer-a-Friend scheme earn up to £1,000*
- Up to £12.91 per hour
- Blue Light Card discounts
- Company pension scheme
- On-demand pay
- Provide high-quality personal care and support to residents.
- Assist with medication administration and recording.
- Support residents with daily living activities and routines.
- Build meaningful relationships and provide companionship.
- Help enrich residents' lives through activities, hobbies, and social engagement.
- Promote residents' dignity, independence, and well-being.
- Work as part of a caring team to deliver outstanding person-centred care
About you:
- Experience working in a care setting is required for this role
- Compassionate, patient and great with people
- Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK (we cannot currently offer sponsorship)
- This position is working 36 hours per week, to include alternate weekends
- Please note this is a maternity cover position for 12 months
- Please note this is a night shift position
Whether youre listening to residents wonderful life stories, helping with daily routines, or simply being a friendly face that brightens their day, youll be making a real difference to their lives.
Where you'll be working:Click here to view the care home: Care Home in Gloucestershire | Care Home Gloucestershire Paternoster House | AgincareCare Quality Commission Rating: 'Good'
Apply to be a Care Assistant, where compassion meets purpose.
About Us:Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with close to 6000 team members, and expanding every day, we continue to strengthen our services through recent care home developments and the launch of our new 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 locations across England.
As a signatory of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are committed to supporting care leavers by guaranteeing either an interview or an informal career conversation. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community through our alliance, offering guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community.
All of our services are regulated 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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience working in a care setting is required for this role. Compassionate, patient, and great with people. Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK (we cannot currently offer sponsorship).
Qualifications
Essential
- Experience working in a care setting is required for this role. Compassionate, patient, and great with people. Minimum 12 months right to work in the UK (we cannot currently offer sponsorship).
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
Swindon
GL7 1JR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.agincare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Agincare
Address
Agincare Homes Holdings
Swindon
GL7 1JR
United Kingdom
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
Details
Date posted
27 October 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£12.91 an hour
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
1568092114
Job locations
Agincare Homes Holdings
Swindon
GL7 1JR
United Kingdom
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