Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Nuthall CP; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in the UK is seeking a Care Assistant to join their team. This role involves delivering high standards of personal care, assisting residents with hygiene, and recognizing clinical risks. Ideal candidates should demonstrate effective communication, respect for residents, and be adaptable. Experience is not required as thorough training will be provided. Join a supportive environment dedicated to making a positive impact in residents' lives.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents.
• Adaptable and flexible to cover responsibilities at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene and recognize clinical risks.
• Act courteously towards residents and their visitors.

Skills

Effective communication

Demonstrate initiative

Time management

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with over 100 homes across the country. They are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award-winning team as a Care Assistant, where you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, your focus will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. This will involve assisting residents with their personal hygiene, recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors. You will have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative, and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home. Avery Healthcare is committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career.

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 escalate 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.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with over 100 homes across the country. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for both residents and employees, and are committed to supporting the people who care for their residents. Avery Healthcare believes that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and they strive to build a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

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 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\'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.

Additional 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.

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 is proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role. The 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, and be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.