Care Assistant - Nights

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Bournville; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in Bournville is seeking a Care Assistant to deliver high standards of personal care and support residents. The role requires effective communication and a respectful attitude, while no prior experience is necessary as training will be provided. Join a passionate team dedicated to creating meaningful experiences for residents.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents and others.
• Efficient worker who can follow reasonable instructions.
• Adaptable and flexible for a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risk areas timely.
• Collaborate with care team for service continuity.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectfulness

Adaptability

Initiative

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members and are committed to supporting the people who care for their residents.

Responsibilities

Your focus as a Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. You will assist residents with personal hygiene, recognise clinical risks, and act courteously towards residents and visitors. You will live the organisation’s values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

• Assist residents in personal hygiene care, ensuring independence, dignity, and respect at all times.
• Recognise and escalate clinical risk areas such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, and signs of infection in a timely manner.
• Act courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practice safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

About the Role

We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Care Assistant. Fulfilment comes from helping residents and supporting your colleagues within a caring, supportive environment with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career.

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:

• Deliver high standards of personal care, maintaining residents’ independence, dignity, and respect.
• Ensure continuity of services by collaborating with the care team.

About You

To be successful, you will live Avery’s values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable. Experience is not required as we provide 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 residents and others in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can follow reasonable instructions from the team.
• 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 in the UK. We believe the later years of life should be enriching, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team. With the vision of creating meaningful lives together, we offer exceptional care across our network of over 100 homes, fostering a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Please note

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

This role will require:

They may also include an advert note about volume of applications and business needs.

Job Description – Qualifications

Qualifications: No prior experience is required as Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within the role. The ideal candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents, 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 (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.