Care Assistant - Nights

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking a Care Assistant to deliver high standards of personal care in a supportive environment. The ideal candidate will contribute to the care team by assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognising clinical risks, and practicing respectful interactions. Experience is not required as comprehensive training is provided. This role maintains dignity and respect for residents while working flexible night shifts.

Benefits

Thorough induction and training programme

DBS Disclosure check covered

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and others.
• Efficient worker who can carry out reasonable instructions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care and contribute to the care team.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene care, promoting dignity and respect.
• Recognise clinical risk areas in residents and escalate risks promptly.

Skills

Effective communication

Adaptability

Initiative

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and their team, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together". This role as a Care Assistant provides an opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day, delivering high standards of personal care in a caring and supportive environment.

Job responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care and contribute fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene care, promoting independence, dignity and respect.
• Recognise and understand clinical risk areas in residents (e.g., weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infection) and escalate identified risks promptly.
• Act courteously towards residents and visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practice safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

Shift details

Shift Details: 19:15 to 07:15

About the role

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.

About you / Qualifications

• Experience is not required as Avery offers a thorough induction and training programme to build confidence in the role.
• 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 carry out reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we are not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe that later years should be enriching and are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and our team. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes in a supportive and empowering environment.

Please note this role will require:

• 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.

Disclosures

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.