Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Bristol; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider in the UK is looking for a warm and enthusiastic Care Assistant to join their team in Bristol. In this role, you will deliver high standards of personal care and contribute to the care team, ensuring residents experience dignity and respect. No prior experience is required as a thorough induction and training program will be provided. Shift patterns include weekends, making this a rewarding opportunity with a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Demonstrates initiative and respect towards residents.
• Efficient worker, able to follow instructions.
• Adaptable and flexible to cover responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risks.
• Act courteously towards residents and visitors.
• Practice safe systems of work.

Skills

Effective communication

Demonstrate initiative

Respect towards residents

Adaptability

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Care Assistant to join their award-winning team.

Job responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Deliver high standards of personal care and contribute fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene, supporting independence, dignity, and respect at all times.
• Recognise and understand clinical risk areas (e.g., weight loss, pressure areas, risk of falls, signs of infections) and escalate identified risks in a timely manner.
• Act courteously towards residents and visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practice safe systems of work across a range of tasks.

About the role

Shift Details: 08:00 - 20:00, includes alternate weekends.

Your focus as a Care Assistant is to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. You will be supported by a thorough induction and training programme to build confidence in your role.

About Avery

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we are a place where people love to work. We believe the later years of life should be enriching, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Experience is not required as Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence in the role.
• The ideal candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and other people in the home, be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions, and be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary to submit for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.