Day & Night Care Assistant – Bank/Zero Hour Contract

Company: Pilgrims' Friend Society
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Location: Chippenham
Job Description:

Day & Night Care Assistants – Bank/Zero Hour Contract

We are recruiting compassionate and committed Care Assistants to join our Care Team at Middlefields House, a state‑of‑the‑art facility for 48 residents.

Responsibilities

  • Provide a high quality, professional service of care to residents.
  • Assist residents with personal cleanliness, including bathing and toileting.
  • Support residents to eat and drink.
  • Get to know residents to comfort, assist and give reassurance when needed.
  • Treat residents as individuals with unique and diverse needs.
  • Maintain dignity and respect for all residents.
  • Encourage residents to remain independent, healthy and participate in the home community.
  • Assist with tidying, cleaning, laundering and other domestic tasks when required.
  • Assist in end‑of‑life care.

About You

  • Enjoy working with older people and demonstrate empathy.
  • Can work effectively in a team and take on any task to deliver excellent care.
  • Well‑organised, adaptable and practical.
  • Experience in providing care and an understanding of dementia is essential.

Hours

  • Zero hour contract/Bank shifts available to cover absence, sickness, holidays and relief.
  • Availability to work weekends and weekdays.
  • Availability to work both days and nights.

Benefits

  • Weekend rate £13.16
  • Paid for training and development activities.
  • 5.6 weeks’ holiday, including bank holidays.
  • Career development opportunities.
  • Paid DBS checks.
  • Friendly and committed staff team.
  • Assigned buddy and ongoing support from management.
  • Flexible working: various working hours.
  • Team events.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Care Friends referral.
  • Medicash.
  • Perkbox – including an employee assistance programme.
  • Long‑standing service rewards.
  • Birthday rewards.

Pilgrims’ Friend Society is a registered charity. Our Christian ethos is central to everything we plan and do. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

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Posted: July 9th, 2026