Care Assistant - Nights

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

Job summary

A leading provider of elderly care services in the UK is looking for a Care Assistant to join their team. In this role, you will deliver high standards of personal care, ensure the dignity and respect of residents, and be part of a supportive environment. No prior experience is required as comprehensive training will be provided. The ideal candidate must have excellent communication skills and a respectful demeanor.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and team.
• Demonstrate initiative in providing care.
• Respectful attitude towards all individuals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene and dignity.
• Recognize and report clinical risk areas promptly.

Skills

Effective verbal and written communication

Respect for residents

Initiative

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of creating meaningful lives together. They are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Care Assistant to join their award-winning team, making a positive impact on residents' lives through compassion and dedication.

Job responsibilities

Shift Details: 19.45 - 08.00

As a Care Assistant, your focus will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contribute fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents, and assist residents with their personal hygiene. You will recognise and understand clinical risk areas and act courteously towards residents and their visitors. Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training program to help you grow in a caring, supportive environment.

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care, ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risks in residents (e.g., weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infection) and escalating identified risks promptly.
• 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, you will live our 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 in the role.

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful toward residents and others in the home.
• Be an efficient worker capable of carrying reasonable instructions from other team members.
• 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 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. With a network of over 100 homes, Avery offers a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered daily.

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 prior experience is required; Avery offers a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence in the role. The ideal candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect toward residents and other people in the home, be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions, and be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and may require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.