Care Assistant - Nights

The Methodist Church in Britain; Chipstead; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction & training programme

Career development opportunities

DBS cost covered

Job summary

Avery Healthcare Group is seeking a Night-shift Care Assistant for Rivermere Care Home. The role focuses on personal care, hygiene support and spotting clinical risks, with a full induction and training programme provided.

Applicants must pass a DBS check and prove their right to work in the UK. Live the employer's values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to take initiative and show respect toward residents
• Ability to carry out reasonable instructions from team members
• Flexibility to adapt to a range of tasks at short notice

Responsibilities

• Deliver personal care, including assistance with hygiene needs
• Support residents' independence, dignity and respect at all times
• recognise clinical risks such as weight loss, pressure sores, falls and infection, and escalate them promptly
• Contribute to the care team to ensure continuity of care
• Act courteously toward residents and their visitors
• Follow safe systems of work across all tasks

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative & proactivity

Follow instructions

Adaptability

Job description

Night-shift Care Assistant post at Rivermere Care Home, one of the homes run by Avery Healthcare Group. The work centres on personal care, including hygiene support, and spotting clinical risks such as falls, pressure sores and infection, then escalating them promptly. Experience is not required, as a full induction and training programme is provided. Applicants must pass a DBS check and prove their right to work in the UK.

What the job involves

• Deliver personal care, including assisting residents with hygiene needs
• Support residents' independence, dignity and respect at all times
• Recognise clinical risks such as weight loss, pressure sores, falls and infection, and escalating them promptly
• Contribute to the care team to ensure continuity of care
• Act courteously towards residents and their visitors
• Follow safe systems of work across all tasks

Skills & knowledge

• Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• Show initiative and respect towards residents and other people in the home
• Carry out reasonable instructions from other team members
• Adapt and cover a range of responsibilities at short notice

Checks & eligibility

• DBS disclosure check
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK

Other

• Live the employer's values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable

What’s offered

• Thorough induction and training programme
• Opportunities to learn, develop and progress in a career
• DBS check cost met by the employer