Care Assistant - Bank

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Monkston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading elderly care home provider in the UK is seeking a Care Assistant for their home in Monkston, who will deliver high-quality personal care and ensure continuity of services for residents. No prior experience is needed, as thorough training will be provided. The role involves assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognizing clinical risk areas, and maintaining respect. The job requires flexibility with shifts, which may include weekends, and offers a competitive salary of £13 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience is not required; dedicated training will be provided.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and other people.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene to maintain dignity and respect.
• Recognise clinical risk areas and escalate timely.

Skills

Effective communication

Ability to demonstrate initiative

Respect towards residents

Flexibility in responsibilities

Job description

This role as a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare's Milton Court Care Home in Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, involves delivering high-quality personal care and contributing to the care team to ensure continuity of services for residents. The job is a temporary, bank position with shifts including weekends and a salary of £13 per hour.

Main duties of the job

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

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful lives together for both residents and employees. They offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where team members feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Shift details; include weekends.

Avery Healthcare welcomes the dedication and compassion of its Care Assistants to ensure residents receive their best care.

• Assisting residents with personal hygiene to maintain independence, dignity and respect at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas 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, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we provide thorough induction and training programmes to build confidence.

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be 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 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.

Additional 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; the ideal candidate should have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect, be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions, and be adaptable and flexible.

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.