Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in the UK is seeking a Care Assistant to deliver high-quality personal care to residents. You will contribute to a caring and supportive environment, assisting residents with personal hygiene and recognising clinical risks. Experience is not required, as comprehensive training will be provided. The ideal candidate should demonstrate effective communication, respect, and flexibility in their role.

Qualifications

• 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 adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents in personal hygiene care, ensuring dignity and respect.
• Recognise clinical risk areas and escalate risks in a timely manner.
• Practice safe systems of work.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectful towards residents

Initiative

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care and support to residents. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together." This role as a Care Assistant provides the opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day, delivering high-quality personal care in a supportive and rewarding environment.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you can make a positive impact on residents' lives every day through compassion and dedication. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. You will be joining an award-winning team as a Care Assistant.

ABOUT THE ROLE

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 escalating 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 tasks.

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 are 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.

Qualifications

Experience is not required, as Avery Healthcare provides a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within the role. The ideal candidate should have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and other team members, be an efficient worker who can carry out reasonable instructions, and be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Additional requirements

Please note: This role may require an enhanced DBS disclosure check and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and any necessary disclosures will be checked by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).