Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in the United Kingdom seeks a compassionate Care Assistant in Greater London. In this role, you will deliver high standards of personal care, helping residents maintain their dignity and independence. The successful candidate will work in a supportive environment, where training is offered, and respect for residents is paramount. Flexibility and effective communication are essential. Join a team dedicated to creating meaningful lives for our residents.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction and training

Supportive work environment

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• No experience required; thorough induction and training program provided.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Respectful and adaptable to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene care and ensure their dignity.
• Recognize and understand clinical risk areas such as weight loss and infections.
• Act courteously towards residents and visitors.

Skills

Effective communication

Demonstrate initiative

Respect towards residents

Flexibility

Ability to follow instructions

Job description

Overview

This role as a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare in Kenton offers the opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day. The job involves delivering high standards of personal care, contributing to the care team, and ensuring the continuity of services to residents. The organisation is committed to supporting and developing its teams, providing a caring, respectful and accountable environment.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, your focus will be on delivering high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Your responsibilities include assisting residents with their personal hygiene, recognising and understanding clinical risk areas, acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, and practising safe systems of work. The successful candidate will live the organisation's values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable.

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 organisation is passionate about creating meaningful experiences for its residents and team members, offering exceptional care across its growing network of over 100 homes. Avery is committed to building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: Shift Details: weekend only, 8.00am – 8.00pm and 8.00pm – 8.00am.

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you will be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day. Your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. As part of our close‑knit team, you will experience a culture that values respect, compassion and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We are now looking for a warm, enthusiastic and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Care Assistant.

About the role

Your focus as a 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 the 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.

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.

Qualifications

• Experience is not required as Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within the role. The ideal candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and other people in the home, be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions, 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.