Care Assistant: Compassionate Elderly Care

Avery Healthcare Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS check paid by employer

Job summary

Avery Healthcare is seeking a warm, enthusiastic Care Assistant for Purley Gardens Care Home in Purley, Surrey. In this role you will deliver high standards of personal care and support the care team to ensure continuity of services for residents.

No formal experience required as a thorough induction and training programme is provided; you will be encouraged to grow within a caring, respectful environment that values dignity and independence for residents.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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, sign of infections and escalate any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practicing safe systems of work across the range of task.

Job description

Avery Healthcare is seeking a warm, enthusiastic Care Assistant for Purley Gardens Care Home in Purley, Surrey. In this role you will deliver high standards of personal care and support the care team to ensure continuity of services for residents.

No formal experience required as a thorough induction and training programme is provided; you will be encouraged to grow within a caring, respectful environment that values dignity and independence for residents.