Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Burley-in-Wharfedale, Ilkley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK elderly care provider is seeking a Care Assistant to deliver high standards of personal care and support residents effectively. This role focuses on ensuring dignity and respect while assisting with personal hygiene and recognising clinical risks. Candidates need effective communication skills, and experience is not required due to the thorough training provided. Join a company that values creating meaningful lives for both residents and staff.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Experience is not required as a thorough induction and training program is provided.
• Must demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and others.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene care while ensuring dignity and respect.
• Recognise and escalate clinical risk areas in residents.
• Practice safe systems of work across tasks.

Skills

Effective communication

Demonstrate initiative

Respectful behavior

Adaptability

Job description

Overview

At Avery Healthcare, we are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents. We believe in creating a caring, supportive environment where employees can grow and develop throughout their careers. As a Care Assistant, you\'ll have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of our residents every day.

Responsibilities

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Other responsibilities will include:

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infections and escalate any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practising safe systems of work across the range of task.

About You

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role. Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

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 that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we\'re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Additional Information

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.

Qualifications

• Experience is not required as we offer a thorough induction and training programme. Our ideal candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect, be an efficient worker, and be adaptive and flexible.

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 for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.