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Somerset Social Care

Care AssistantNHS

Burnham on sea, TA8 1GA Permanent £12.75
Posted 6 October 2026 Closing date 4 November 2026
Checked 15 hours ago · still listed on NHS Jobs Closes in 11 days · 4 Nov 2026
Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Rail Station (1.5 miles, direct) Crowcombe Heathfield (West Somerset Railway) (14.0 miles, direct) Public Transport Interchange (16.0 miles, direct)

Job summary

Package Description: Want a role where your compassion has real impact? Supporting people to remain independent and comfortable in their own homes is deeply rewarding. Youll help with personal care, assist with everyday tasks, and provide comfort and reassurance, making a meaningful impact on their daily lives. What We Offer Fully funded professional training, qualifications and career development Flexible contracts to suit you £12.75 per hour and paid mileage of 32p per mile Refer a friend earn up to £1,000* Blue Light discounts & pension scheme What the role requires from you Alternate weekend work required Non-UK nationals must have the right to work in the UK with at least 12 months left on their visa, please note presently we are unable to offer sponsorship No experience? No problem All you need is kindness well provide full, free training and support your career growth all the way to QCF Level 5 Join Agincare as a Home Care Assistant and help change lives, including your own.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at Agincare UK located in Burnham on sea, you'll be supporting people to remain independent and comfortable in their own homes. This role involves helping with personal care, assisting with everyday tasks, and providing comfort and reassurance. Agincare offers fully funded professional training, qualifications, and career development opportunities. The role includes flexible contracts, a pay rate of £12.75 per hour, and paid mileage of 32p per mile. They have a 'refer a friend' scheme with potential earnings of up to £1,000. Agincare is committed to supporting Non-UK nationals who have the right to work in the UK with at least 12 months left on their visa, although they currently cannot offer sponsorship. They provide training to all employees, irrespective of prior experience, and support career progression to QCF Level 5. The role requires working every alternate weekend.

Job description

Package Description: Want a role where yourcompassion has real impact? Supporting people to remain independent and comfortable in their own homes is deeply rewarding. Youll help with personal care, assist with everyday tasks, and provide comfort and reassurance, making a meaningful impact on their daily lives.

What We Offer

  • Fully funded professional training, qualifications and career development
  • Flexible contracts to suit you
  • £12.75 per hour and paid mileage of 32p per mile
  • Refer a friend earn up to £1,000*
  • Blue Light discounts & pension scheme

What the role requires from you

  • Alternate weekend work required
  • Non-UK nationals must have the right to work in the UK with at least 12 months left on their visa, please note presently we are unable to offer sponsorship
  • No experience? No problemAll you need is kindness well provide full, free training and support your career growth all the way to QCF Level 5

Join Agincare as a Home Care Assistant and help change lives, including your own.

Apply nowand start your meaningful journey with Agincare.

Agincare is proudly celebrating 40years 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 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 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.

About us

Agincare is a family-owned care provider that has been caring for communities for 40 years. It is one of the UK's largest care providers, delivering services through more than 170 locations nationwide. Agincare offers various services including care and nursing homes, home care, extra care, supported living, and live-in care. It has more than 5,500 team members and is expanding every day. The organisation is committed to supporting care leavers through the Care Leaver Covenant and provides guaranteed interviews to service leavers and members of the military community. Agincare is renowned for its dedication to strengthening its services via recent care home developments and the launch of its new not-for-profit Childrens Services.

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