Care Assistant - Bank

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Bagshot; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider is seeking a Care Assistant in Bagshot to ensure high standards of personal care for residents. You will assist with personal hygiene, recognize clinical risks, and support the care team. No prior experience is required as comprehensive training will be provided. Ideal candidates will demonstrate effective communication and respect towards residents. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a difference in residents' lives every day.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents.
• Be an efficient worker able to follow instructions.
• Adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene and ensure dignity.
• Recognise clinical risk areas and escalate risks timely.
• Act courteously towards residents and their visitors.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectfulness

Adaptability

Initiative

Job description

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 their residents and team members, and offer exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, your focus will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Responsibilities will include assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognising and understanding clinical risk areas, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors while respecting their dignity and individuality.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a focus on creating meaningful experiences for both residents and employees. They are committed to supporting and celebrating their teams, and offer a caring, supportive environment with opportunities for growth and development.

Job description

Package Description:

Shift Details: 0700-1930, 1915-0715

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we are 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.

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 of individuals 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 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.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• No prior experience is required, as Avery Healthcare provides a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within the role. The ideal candidate should have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect, be an efficient worker who can follow instructions, and be adaptable 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.