Care Assistant

NHS; Camberley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider in Camberley is seeking a warm and dedicated Care Assistant to join their award-winning team. The role involves delivering high personal care standards, assisting with residents' daily activities, and recognizing clinical risks. Ideal candidates should be respectful, efficient, and flexible. No prior experience is required as training is provided, and a DBS check will be necessary.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate respect towards residents and team members.
• Be efficient and able to follow instructions.
• Adaptable to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care and support to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene while ensuring their dignity.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risks in residents.
• Act courteously towards residents and their visitors.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectful demeanor

Flexibility

Initiative

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Care Assistant to join their award-winning team in Camberley.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift Details: 07:30-20:30 (alternate weekends required)

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. This includes assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognizing and escalating clinical risks, and acting courteously towards residents and visitors while respecting their dignity and individuality.

• Assisting residents in all personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infections and escalating 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 tasks.

About the role

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 Avery offers a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

Other responsibilities include:

• Provide high standards of personal care and support to residents.

About the candidate

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 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 offer meaningful experiences for residents and our team alike, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together" and a growing network of over 100 homes. We strive to create a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered daily.

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.

Requirements and notices

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and may require a disclosure check.

Location: Avery Healthcare, Camberley, GU15 3XD.