Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider in Sevenoaks is looking for a dedicated Care Assistant. In this role, you will deliver high-quality personal care to residents and assist them with hygiene while ensuring their dignity and independence. The ideal candidate will be compassionate and able to communicate effectively, showing flexibility and respect in their approach. No prior experience is necessary, as thorough training is provided. Join a supportive team and make a positive impact on residents' lives every day.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents.
• Efficient worker capable of carrying out instructions.
• Adaptable and flexible to cover responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents in personal hygiene while maintaining dignity.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risks timely.
• Practice safe systems of work across tasks.

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Respectfulness

Flexibility

Job description

This is a care assistant role at Avery Healthcare, a large provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The role involves providing high-quality personal care and support to residents, with a focus on maintaining their dignity, independence, and well‑being. Avery Healthcare is committed to creating a positive and supportive work environment for its employees, with opportunities for learning and development.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, you will be responsible for delivering high standards of personal care to residents, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services. Your key responsibilities will include assisting residents with their personal hygiene, recognising and escalating any clinical risks, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors. You will work in a close‑knit team, practising safe systems of work and demonstrating initiative, respect, and flexibility.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. The company is committed to creating meaningful lives together for its residents and employees, offering exceptional care and a supportive, inspiring work environment. With over 100 homes across the country, Avery Healthcare is a growing and dynamic organisation that values its teams and strives to provide the best possible care for its residents.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: 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. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!

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.
• 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 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’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.

Requirements

• 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• While experience is not required, you must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect, and be an efficient and adaptable worker. Avery Healthcare provides a thorough induction and training programme to ensure you feel confident in your role.

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.