Care Assistant

NHS; Harrow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Harrow is seeking a Care Assistant to deliver high quality personal care and support residents' well-being. Responsibilities include assisting with personal hygiene and addressing clinical risks while demonstrating respect and dignity towards residents. The role offers part-time hours, primarily on weekends. No prior experience is required as training will be provided. The ideal candidate should be adaptable and have strong communication skills. Join a supportive team dedicated to providing exceptional care in a meaningful environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents.
• Efficiency in carrying out instructions from team members.
• Adaptability to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with their personal hygiene.
• Recognize clinical risk areas and escalate as needed.
• Act courteously towards residents and their visitors.
• Practice safe systems of work.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectful behaviour

Flexibility

Initiative

Job description

Job Summary

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 organization is committed to supporting and developing its teams, providing a caring, respectful, and accountable environment.

Main Duties

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 will 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 organization'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 organization 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.

Details

Date Posted: 30 December 2025

Pay Scheme: Other

Salary: £12.40 an hour

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Part‑time

Reference Number: 1448888499

Job Locations

Avery Healthcare

Kenton

HA3 9UY

Job Description – Package Details

Shift Details: weekend only, 8.00 am‑8 pm and 8 pm‑8 am. At Avery Healthcare, we support the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams 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 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'll 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. 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

• 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, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we 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.

Requirements

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.

Person Specification – Qualifications (Essential)

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. A submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer Details

Employer name: Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Address:

Avery Healthcare

Kenton

HA3 9UY

Employer's Website

https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)