Are you passionate about delivering exceptional care and support to individuals in need? The Aster Group is seeking compassionate and dedicated Care Assistants to join their team at Enham Care Homes in Andover, England. As a Care Assistant, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the highest standard of person-centred care, while enjoying opportunities for growth and development in a supportive environment.
Quick Snapshot
Employment Type
Part-time and Casual Contracts available
Salary
£12.56 per hour
Firm
Aster Group (Enham Care Homes)
Job Location
Andover, England, UK
Open to: UK applicants only (right to work in the UK required)
Work Schedule
Flexible working patterns, including day and night shifts
Language Required
English
Full job description
We’re looking for compassionate and dedicated Care Assistants to join our team at Enham Care Homes. In this role, you’ll work closely with residents and colleagues to ensure the highest standard of person-centred care, in line with the Skills for Care Code of Conduct for Adult Social Care Workers in England.
As a Care Assistant, you’ll support residents to have choice, control, and participation in their daily lives, while living out the values of Enham Trust and the Aster Group. This is a rewarding opportunity where you can make a real and positive difference in people’s lives every day.
Why Join Us?
Opportunity to complete your Care Certificate (if you don’t already have one).
Ongoing learning, development, and career progression support.
Work in a supportive, values-driven environment where your contribution matters.
Flexible working patterns to suit your lifestyle on casual contracts.
Working Patterns
Day shifts
Morning: 7.00am – 2.30pm
Afternoon: 2.00pm – 9.30pm
Night shifts:
8.00pm – 8.00am, or
9.00pm – 7.00am (3 nights per week)
Option for 12-hour shifts (fewer days).
Part-time and Casual Contracts also available.
What We’re Looking For
A caring, empathetic, and patient approach.
Commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
Flexibility to work across agreed shift patterns.
Team players with a genuine passion for helping others.
About us
We are Enham! Together we have been making a difference to the lives of disabled people for over 100 years and we are looking forward to continuing this for the next 100 years! Together we explore opportunities with people so they can live the lives they choose by overcoming limitations and expanding possibilities. Through first class care, personal development, housing options, and employment, we support people to exercise individual choice and control in their lives.
We live by our values, TOGETHER we do amazing, we WOW people every day and we dare to be DIFFERENT!
You will need
Good communication skills
Basic literacy and numeracy skills
To be compassionate and patient
Ideally some experience in a caring industry, for example hospitality or schools
To pass our DBS check or be on the DBS update service
Even better if you have previous experience of a care environment, having a knowledge of disabilities, issues relating to physical access and adaption will be advantageous in addition to having a commitment to and understanding of equal opportunities.
We invest in our colleagues because we know if they have a better day at work, the service our customers receive will be better. The Aster Offer is our offer to our colleagues to ensure they have a great day at work and includes things like:
A focus on colleague wellbeing – workshops, an employee assistance programme offering counselling and support, mental health training and a health cash plan
We invest in colleagues’ careers and development through our leader and colleague development frameworks
Defined Contribution Pension and attached life assurance
Volunteering hours available to all colleagues to enable them to give back
Savings at cinemas, gyms, holidays, days out, various shops and eateries and lots more
We celebrate colleagues who go above and beyond with a range of personalised recognition initiatives.
Application Process
Apply with your most updated CV as soon as possible. Contact the Recruitment Team at recruitment@aster.co.uk for support.
Enham as part of the Aster Group is not a sponsorship organisation and all candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & it’s subsidiary brands.
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INDCARE
The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.