Care Assistant
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Salary£13 – £15/hr
LocationDorchester, Dorset
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityEntry
DepartmentCarers
Company size1,001–5,000 people
First seenOct 26, 2026 · 1w ago
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Compassion is in your nature
Willing to be hands-on with residents
Organised
Hard-working
Resilient
Good observation skills
Attention to detail
Sense of fun
Benefits
Complimentary meal
Career progression
Free uniform
Paid breaks
Carers
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Castle View
Care Assistant
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Care Assistant
From £13.09 per hour to £15.41 per hour
**At Colten Care we are proud to offer career development opportunities, and a range of pay enhancements across our roles. Contact us to find out more**
36 hrs per week, days, including alternate weekends (includes paid breaks)
Introduction
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our team of Health Care Assistants. Whether experienced or new to care, our team at our luxury care home, Castle View in Dorchester, Dorset. would like to hear from you.
Benefits:
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Excellent rate of pay
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Paid breaks
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Complimentary meal of choice
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Real career progression
If you have a positive, caring attitude, and a passion for making a difference, then starting a career with Colten Care is the place to start. You’ll thrive as a Health Care Assistant, with the guidance of our Nursing team available 24 hours a day.
Career progression is never far away, with plenty of opportunities to gain qualifications, thanks to our exceptional Learning and Development team.
Caring for our residents in our award-winning homes is a rewarding and fulfilling opportunity where you can make every day their best day.
About you
Compassion is in your nature. You’re willing to be hands-on with residents and help them whenever needed. You’re organised, hard-working, resilient, with good observation skills, attention to detail and a sense of fun.
You don’t need to have experience. Your personal qualities and values are more important to us, you’ll be supported with a comprehensive induction and ongoing training from day one.
About Colten Care
We’re an award-winning, family-owned, independent care home group, with an outstanding reputation in the industry. This is due to our amazing people and our focus on keeping the resident at the heart of everything we do.
We strive to be the best we can hence why all 21 of our nursing homes are rated at least good and 7 are outstanding by the CQC, our national regulator.
If a career in elderly care is for you then you want to be part of the team at Colten Care.
Additional Benefits
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Pay enhancement for weekends, nights and NVQ qualifications
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Additional hours/overtime opportunities available to suit your circumstances
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Training provided from day one
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Free uniforms
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In-house progression opportunities to the Senior Care Lead Programme
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We fund your learning and you increase your earnings.
Department
: Carers
Role
: Health Care Assistant
Location
: Castle View
Salary
: £13.09 - £15.41/hour
Number of Positions
: 1
Job Types
: Carers
Contract Type
: Full Time
Contract Details
: Permanent
Working Hours
: 36 hrs per week, days, including alternate weekends (includes paid breaks)
Closing Date
: 19 November, 2026
Pay Rates
: From £13.09 per hour to £15.41 per hour
Site
: Castle View
Location
: Dorchester, Dorset
Contact
Haseena Sulaiman
Senior Recruitment Advisor
About Colten Care
Colten Care is a family-owned, independent, award-winning care home provider founded in Lymington in 1981. We provide nursing, residential and dementia care with a difference, and in more than 40 years in the industry, we’ve built an outstanding reputation thanks to our amazing people and our focus on keeping residents at the heart of all we do.
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1981
Co-workers
2,000+
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