Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group; Huntingdonshire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Healthcare is seeking a Care Assistant at Saxon Manor Care Home in Godmanchester to deliver high standards of personal care and support the care team. You will assist residents with daily tasks, uphold dignity, and contribute to a caring community.

You will communicate effectively, show initiative, and be reliable and adaptable to cover a range of duties as needed, within a warm, award-winning environment focused on meaningful lives for residents and staff alike.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents and others in the home.
• Efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from team members.
• Adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Assisting residents with personal hygiene care, maintaining optimum independence and dignity.
• Recognising and escalating clinical risk areas such as weight loss, pressure sores, falls, sign of infections.
• Acting courteously towards residents and visitors, respecting dignity and individuality.
• Practising safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

Skills

Communication

Initiative

Respect

Flexibility

Job description

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, sign 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 task.

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. 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 Saxon Manor Care Home in Godmanchester. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you! 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.