via reed · 12 June 2026 ·3 days ago

Senior Care Assistant - Nights

Agincare
Dorchester Full-time GBP 26,247 – 26,247
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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 Cheriton care home?

Come and join the Agincare family as a Senior Care Assistant - Nights

Where you'll be working

  • Click here to view the care home:

  • Care Quality Commission Rating -

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

  • On demand pay

What is required from you?
  • A minimum of 12 months on your right to work in the UK

  • Night and day shifts available

  • NVQ 2 and preferably working towards a level 3

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 and supportive 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.

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40 years of caring for communities. As a rapidly growing, family-owned care provider with more than 5,500 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 Children’s Services. Today, Agincare is one of the UK’s largest care providers, delivering care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care across more than 170 locations nationwide. 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. 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 isn’t the right fit for you, we encourage you to explore our other vacancies,

*Refer a friend bonuses are subject to terms and conditions

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