Care Assistant - Nights

Bidvane; Clevedon; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction and training

Opportunities to learn and develop

Job summary

Avery Healthcare is seeking a Night Care Assistant at Poets Mews Care Home in the UK. The role focuses on personal care, maintaining residents’ dignity and independence, and identifying health risks while supporting safe practice.

No prior experience is required as induction and training are provided, and a DBS check is funded by the employer. The position involves night work, with opportunities to learn and develop within a supportive care team and a commitment to safe, person-centred care for

Qualifications

• DBS check required (cost covered by employer)
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK
• Induction and training provided for the role

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and hygiene support while promoting residents’ independence, dignity and respect
• Recognise risks such as weight loss, pressure sores, falls and infection, and report promptly
• Contribute to the care team to maintain continuity of services for residents
• Treat residents and visitors courteously and respect individuality
• Follow safe systems of work across a range of tasks

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Initiative

Respect for residents

Adaptability

Job description

This is a night Care Assistant post at Poets Mews Care Home, supporting its residential care team. The work centres on personal care, preserving residents’ dignity and independence, and noticing and reporting health risks while helping maintain continuity and safe practice. No prior experience is needed; Avery provides an induction and training, and the post involves night work. Applicants need a DBS disclosure check, paid for by Avery, and proof of UK work eligibility.

What the job involves

• Provide personal care and hygiene support while promoting residents’ independence, dignity and respect
• Recognise risks including weight loss, pressure sores, falls and signs of infection, and report concerns promptly
• Contribute to the care team to maintain continuity of services for residents
• Treat residents and visitors courteously and respect each resident’s individuality
• Follow safe systems of work across a range of tasks

Skills & knowledge

• Effective verbal and written communication
• Initiative and respect towards residents and others in the home
• Efficiency in following reasonable instructions from team members
• Adaptability and flexibility to cover varied responsibilities at short notice
• Demonstrate caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable values

Checks & eligibility

• DBS disclosure check, with the cost met by Avery Healthcare
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK

What’s offered

• Induction and training programme
• Opportunities to learn and develop