Care Assistant - Knowle

Avery Healthcare Group; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Solihull is seeking a Care Assistant to deliver high standards of personal care to residents, ensuring their dignity and respect. As part of a supportive team, you will assist with personal hygiene and recognize clinical risk areas. No prior experience is necessary, as comprehensive training will be provided. Ideal candidates must value communication, respect, and adaptability. Join a company known for creating meaningful experiences for residents and employees alike.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and colleagues.
• Efficient worker capable of following instructions.
• Flexible and adaptive to cover various responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene care, ensuring dignity and respect.
• Recognize clinical risks and escalate any identified issues.
• Practice safe work systems across tasks.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectfulness towards residents

Ability to work efficiently

Flexibility and adaptability

Job description

About the role

As a Care Assistant you will deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Other responsibilities 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, sign 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.
• Practicing safe systems of work across the range of task.

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 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'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.

Required skills and checks

• 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.