Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in Birmingham is seeking a warm and enthusiastic Care Assistant. This role focuses on delivering high standards of personal care, supporting residents' independence, and recognizing clinical risks. Ideal candidates will demonstrate effective communication, respect, adaptability, and efficiency. Experience is not required as comprehensive training and support will be provided.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry out reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risks promptly.
• Practice safe systems of work.

Skills

Effective communication

Demonstrate initiative

Respectful demeanor

Adaptability

Efficiency in tasks

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is seeking a warm, enthusiastic Care Assistant to join our award-winning team. This role offers an opportunity to make a positive impact on residents’ lives and contribute to a caring, supportive environment.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we support the people who care for our residents and celebrate their hard work. You will be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day, with opportunities to learn and develop in a caring environment. We are looking for a dedicated individual to join our Care Assistant team.

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.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Assisting residents with personal hygiene to support independence, dignity and respect at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents (e.g., weight loss, pressure ulcers, risk of falls, signs of infection) and escalating 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 you

To be successful in your application, you will demonstrate caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable values. Experience is not required as we offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence in your role.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry out reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we are a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes with a vision of creating meaningful lives together. We offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes and a supportive, empowering environment for employees.

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Other information

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; we provide thorough induction and training. Our ideal candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect, be an efficient worker, and be adaptable and flexible.

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry out reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Disclosure and DBS check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.