Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group; Clevedon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS cost covered

Job summary

Poets Mews Care Home in Somerset is seeking a warm, enthusiastic Care Assistant – Nights to join Avery Healthcare Group. You will contribute to high standards of personal care and work as part of a close-knit team to ensure residents receive consistent, compassionate support.

We offer a thorough induction and ongoing training to build confidence in your role, with a supportive culture that values respect, compassion, and the well-being of residents and staff alike.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with all personal hygiene to promote independence, dignity and respect.
• Support continuity of care and contribute to the care team to ensure residents receive high-quality services.
• Recognise clinical risk areas such as weight loss, pressure sores, falls risk and signs of infection, and escalate as needed.
• Act courteously toward residents and visitors, upholding dignity and individuality at all times.
• Follow safe systems of work and align with Avery Healthcare values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable.

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Respectful attitude

Efficient worker

Adaptability

Job description

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, sign of infections and escalat... conversation>escalate any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practicing safe systems of work across the range of task. 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. At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.

When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day - your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant - Nights at Poets Mews Care Home in Somerset. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!, At Avery, we're not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes - we're 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. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.