Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Southampton seeks a compassionate Care Assistant to support residents with personal care and daily activities. Successful candidates will demonstrate effective communication and respect towards residents. Experience is not required, as thorough training is provided. This role offers a caring work environment with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrates initiative and respect towards residents and other people.
• Efficient worker who can carry out reasonable instructions.
• Adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene care.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risks promptly.
• Act courteously towards residents and their visitors.
• Practice safe systems of work.

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Respectfulness

Adaptability

Job description

Overview

This role as a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare in Southampton offers the opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day. The company values compassion, respect, and a commitment to exceptional care, and provides a supportive environment with opportunities for growth and development. The role involves assisting residents with their personal care, recognizing and escalating any clinical risks, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are dedicated to supporting 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 with your compassion and dedication. You will have opportunities to grow in a caring, supportive environment, with development 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’re looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant.

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 include:

• Assisting residents with all personal hygiene care, ensuring independence, dignity and respect at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas (e.g., weight loss, pressure areas, falls risk, signs of infection) and escalating identified risks promptly.
• 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 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 company is passionate about creating meaningful experiences for both residents and employees and offers care across its growing network of over 100 homes. Avery Healthcare is a place where people love to work, with a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

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 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 residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry out reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

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 offers a thorough induction and training program. The ideal candidate must be able to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents, be an efficient worker who can follow reasonable instructions, and be adaptable to cover a range of responsibilities.

Disclosure and safeguarding

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.