Live in Care Assistant - Female only in Weymouth

Are you someone who is passionate about helping others and providing care with kindness and dignity? We are looking for a compassionate, reliable, and caring individual to join our team as a Live‑In Carer. This is an incredibly rewarding role, offering the chance to make a real difference in someone's life, supporting them to live independently in the comfort of their own home.

Please note: This post is restricted to female applicants only as a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. This is because the role involves providing personal care to women, where it is necessary to preserve their dignity and privacy.

Where you'll be working: We have clients within the South West, South East, Central and North parts of England so you must be willing to travel. We’re rated Good by the CQC across the country.

As an Agincare employee you’ll enjoy:

• Between £710 – £1,000 per week, depending on your client’s needs
• You can earn up to £1,000 by referring a friend who joins us too
• Fully funded training programmes up to and including Level 5 in Health & Social Care
• Blue Light Discount Package – to include savings on brand names, MOTs, fuel, food and drink
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) available to all our employees
• Company pension scheme
• On‑demand pay – access your pay sooner than payday

What is required from you:

• A minimum of 12 months on your right to work
• You must be at least 18 years old due to the nature of the role
• Must be able to work a minimum of 2 weeks at a time

The role of a Live‑in Care Assistant: As a Live‑in Care Assistant, you'll be supporting your client in their own home seven days a week to remain as independent as possible. Your duties may include but won’t be limited to:

• 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
• 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
• Social activities – trips out, social engagements and activities

Additional information to note:

• Live‑in care placements can vary in duration but are a minimum of 2 weeks
• Accommodation and food allowance will be provided
• Flexibility is essential on both our parts
• You will have your own separate room and have access to WIFI

About Agincare: 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.