Care Assistant - Bank

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

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in the UK seeks a Care Assistant to join its team at Cliveden Manor Care Home in Marlow. In this role, you will deliver high standards of personal care, assisting residents with hygiene while ensuring their dignity and respect. No experience is necessary as a comprehensive training program will be provided. We're looking for enthusiastic individuals who can communicate effectively and demonstrate flexibility in their duties. Join us to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our residents.

Qualifications

• Must communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents.
• Must be adaptable to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene and individual dignity.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risk areas promptly.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectful towards residents

Adaptability and flexibility

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award‑winning team as a Care Assistant at Cliveden Manor Care Home in Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

Main Duties

As a Care Assistant, your focus will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

• Assisting residents with personal hygiene, ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas (weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infections) and escalating any 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 a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They are committed to creating meaningful lives together for their residents and employees, offering a supportive and inspiring environment where everyone feels valued and empowered.

Package Description

Shift details: 07:45 – 20:00

About the Role

Support the care team and deliver high standards of personal care, ensuring continuity of services to residents.

Other Responsibilities

• Assist residents in all personal hygiene care ensuring independence, dignity and respect.
• Recognise and understand clinical risk areas in residents, such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infections and escalates any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Act courteously towards residents and visitors, respecting dignity and individuality.
• Practice safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

About You

To be successful, 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.

We are looking for candidates who:

• 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.
• Are an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Are able to adapt and be 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.

Requirements

• 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

Experience is not required as Avery Healthcare provides a thorough induction and training program.

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.