Care Assistant

NHS; Forty Green; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of elderly care is seeking a compassionate Care Assistant to join their team. The role involves delivering high standards of personal care, assisting residents with personal hygiene, and recognizing clinical risk areas. No experience is necessary as comprehensive training is provided. The ideal candidate should demonstrate effective communication and a respectful attitude. This role offers a supportive environment focused on resident well-being.

Qualifications

• No experience required; thorough induction and training provided.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Respectful towards residents and team members.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene and maintain their dignity.
• Recognize clinical risks and escalate appropriately.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectful attitude

Adaptability

Initiative

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. As a Care Assistant, you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality personal care to residents, ensuring their comfort, dignity, and well-being. Avery is committed to creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Main duties of the job

Your focus as a Care Assistant is to deliver high standards of personal care, contribute fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents, assist with personal hygiene, recognise and understand clinical risk areas, and act courteously towards residents and visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each person. You will practice safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. With a vision of \'creating meaningful lives together\', the company aims to offer exceptional care and a supportive environment for both residents and employees. Avery operates over 100 homes across the UK, providing residential, nursing, and dementia care.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift Details: 7:00–21:30

We are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams every step of the way. When you join us, you\'ll make a positive impact on residents’ lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We offer opportunities to learn and develop in a caring, supportive environment and a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant. If this sounds like the place for you, we would 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 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 infection, 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, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable. Experience is not required as we offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence in the role.

Our ideal candidate must:

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

About Avery

At Avery, we are a large provider of luxury elderly care homes and a place where people love to work. We believe the later years of life should be enriching, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and our team. With the vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, building 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.

Note: This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

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, be an efficient worker, and be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

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.