Care Assistant Days

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in Coventry seeks a warm and enthusiastic Care Assistant to maintain high standards of personal care for residents. No experience is required; extensive training will be provided. Ideal candidates will be communication-effective and demonstrate flexibility and respect towards residents. Join a supportive environment that values teamwork and empowerment.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents.
• Efficient in carrying out instructions from team members.
• Adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene while preserving independence.
• Recognize clinical risk areas in residents and escalate risks.
• Act courteously towards residents and visitors.

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Respectfulness

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful lives together for residents and team members. They are seeking a warm, enthusiastic Care Assistant to join their award-winning team in Tile Hill, offering a supportive and empowering environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Job responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care and contribute fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene, aiming to preserve independence, dignity and respect at all times.
• Recognise and understand clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infection, and escalate any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Act courteously towards residents and visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practice safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

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.

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 Avery provides a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

• 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 adaptable 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 are a place where people love to work, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team. 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.

Required checks and eligibility

• 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 provides a thorough induction and training program. The ideal candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and other people in the home, be an efficient worker, 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 1975 and, as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.