Care Assistant - Nights

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

Job summary

A prominent elderly care provider is seeking a Care Assistant in Droitwich Spa. Responsibilities include assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognizing clinical risks, and ensuring safe work practices. Candidates should communicate effectively and respect residents. Experience is not required, as thorough training is provided. Join a team that values care and support.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents.
• Be efficient and carry reasonable instructions from team members.
• Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents in personal hygiene care.
• Recognize and understand clinical risk areas.
• Practice safe systems of work.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectfulness

Initiative

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Responsibilities

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. This includes assisting residents in their personal hygiene care, recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors.

Other responsibilities will 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 escalate 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 the role and the organisation

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together".

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 a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we are not just one of the UKs 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.

Compliance and requirements

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

Notes

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.