Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Elstree; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider is seeking a Care Assistant to deliver high standards of personal care in a supportive environment. The ideal candidate will have effective communication skills, demonstrate initiative, and be adaptable. Experience is not required as a thorough training program will be provided. This role offers an opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives daily. Join us at this award-winning team.

Benefits

Thorough induction and training program

Supportive work environment

Opportunities to learn and develop

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.
• Ability to adapt and be flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene and recognize clinical risk areas.
• Ensure continuity of services and act courteously towards residents.

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Respectfulness

Adaptability

Job description

Overview

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. The company is passionate about creating meaningful experiences for both residents and team members, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Job responsibilities

Shift Details: 21.15 p.m. to 7.15 a.m.

As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, your focus will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Your responsibilities will include assisting residents with their personal hygiene, recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors while respecting their dignity and individuality. The role requires excellent communication skills, initiative, and the ability to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About the role: you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. You will grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant.

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, signs of infections and escalating any identified risks in a timely manner.
• 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 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’re not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we are a place where people love to work. 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. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

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.

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are required, as Avery Healthcare provides a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within the role. The ideal candidate should have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative, and be respectful towards residents and other people in the home.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.