Care Assistant

NHS; Stafford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Stafford is seeking dedicated Care Assistants to deliver exceptional personal care. You'll support residents' independence and dignity while working in a compassionate environment. No prior experience is required as thorough training will be provided. Ideal candidates should possess effective communication skills, initiative, and flexibility in their responsibilities. Join a valued and empowered team committed to creating meaningful lives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene and independence.
• Recognize and address clinical risk areas.
• Act courteously towards residents.
• Practice safe systems of work.

Skills

Effective communication

Demonstrate initiative

Respect towards residents

Adaptability and flexibility

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. We are passionate about creating exceptional care experiences for our residents and a supportive, inspiring environment for our team members. As a Care Assistant, you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day, working in a caring, compassionate, and respectful culture.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with over 100 homes across the country. We are committed to creating meaningful experiences for our residents and team members, offering a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered. Avery Healthcare is the preferred choice for both residents and team members, driven by our vision of creating meaningful lives together.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams and aim to help you grow in a caring, supportive environment with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. We are 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 will include:

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care, ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents (e.g., weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infections) and escalating 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 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.

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; Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training program 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 adaptive 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 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.