Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in the UK is looking for Care Assistants to provide high standards of personal care, assist residents with hygiene, and maintain safety. Training is provided, and no experience is necessary. Candidates should demonstrate strong communication and respect towards residents in a caring environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents.
• Work efficiently and carry reasonable instructions.
• Be adaptable and flexible to cover responsibilities at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene and clinical risk areas.
• Observe and escalate health concerns in residents.
• Maintain safety while practicing various tasks.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectfulness towards residents

Ability to demonstrate initiative

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'. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. Avery is the preferred choice for both residents and team members, providing a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Job responsibilities

Shift Details - 07:00 - 14:30, 14:00 - 21:30.

As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, you will deliver high standards of personal care and contribute to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Your duties include assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognising and understanding clinical risk areas, and acting courteously towards residents and visitors while respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident. You will practice safe systems of work across a range of tasks.

• 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 such as 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, you will live Avery's values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable. Experience is not required as Avery offers a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence in the role.

• 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 reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we are not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. 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. With the vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we offer exceptional care across a 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

• Experience is not required as Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training programme. The 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. They should be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members and be adaptable 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, a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be necessary to check for any previous criminal convictions.