Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious care home provider in Solihull is seeking a Care Assistant to deliver high standards of personal care to residents. You will help with personal hygiene and recognize clinical risks while maintaining dignity and respect. This part-time role offers flexible hours and comprehensive training to ensure your success. Previous experience is not required, making it an ideal opportunity for those new to the sector.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respectful behavior.
• Adaptable to cover various responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene.
• Practice safe systems of work.

Skills

Communication skills

Respectfulness

Initiative

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, where people love to work. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members alike, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. Avery is committed to supporting and empowering employees in a supportive and inspiring environment.

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, you will be responsible for delivering high standards of personal care to residents, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services. Your focus will include assisting residents with personal hygiene, recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas, and treating residents and visitors courteously while respecting dignity and individuality. You will practice safe systems of work across the range of tasks. Avery Healthcare provides a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within the role.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect 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 the values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as Avery offers 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 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 are 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.

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.

Details

Date posted: 24 September 2025

Salary: £12.35 an hour

Pay scheme: Other

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Location: Avery Healthcare, Knowle, B93 9LQ

Shift details: 2 x 25 hours per week, 7 pm – 07:30 am

Additional information

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