Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Fleet; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant to provide high-quality personal care and support to residents. As a Care Assistant, you will work closely with the care team, assisting with personal hygiene, recognizing clinical risks, and acting courteously toward residents. This role requires effective communication and adaptability in a supportive environment. No prior experience is needed, as comprehensive training will be provided. Join our team to make a positive impact on the lives of our residents.

Qualifications

• Ability to work in a caring and supportive manner.
• Candidates must demonstrate honesty and accountability.
• Experience is not required; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene ensuring dignity and respect.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risks in residents' health.

Skills

Effective verbal and written communication

Initiative

Respectfulness towards residents

Efficiency in tasks

Adaptability and flexibility

Job description

This is a role as a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The role involves providing high-quality personal care and support to residents, contributing to the care team, and ensuring the wellbeing and dignity of the individuals under your care.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, your primary focus will be to deliver excellent personal care to residents, working closely with the care team to maintain continuity of services. This will include assisting with personal hygiene, recognising and escalating any clinical risks, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors while respecting their dignity and individuality. You will be required to work in a safe and efficient manner, demonstrating initiative and adaptability to cover a range of responsibilities.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and employees, offering a supportive and inspiring environment where everyone feels valued and empowered. With a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together', Avery Healthcare is committed to delivering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: 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 at Fleet Hall Care Home in Hampshire. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

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.
• Practicing 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'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.
• 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.