Care Assistant - Nights

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury care provider in Peterborough is seeking a warm and dedicated Care Assistant. You will provide high standards of personal care and support to residents, contributing to a caring environment. No experience is required as comprehensive training is provided. Ideal candidates should have effective communication skills and respect for residents. This role offers a chance to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents.
• Be adaptive and flexible to cover various responsibilities.
• Follow reasonable instructions from the team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene.
• Recognise and escalate clinical risks.
• Act courteously towards residents and visitors.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectfulness

Initiative

Adaptability

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 passionate about creating enriching experiences for residents and employees, offering exceptional care across a network of over 100 homes and building a supportive and inspiring environment where team members feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are dedicated to supporting care staff. When you join us, you will be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day, with opportunities to learn and develop in a caring, supportive environment. We are seeking a warm, enthusiastic and dedicated Care Assistant to join our award-winning team.

About the role

Your focus as a Care Assistant is to deliver high standards of personal care and contribute to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Other responsibilities include:

• Assisting residents with personal hygiene to promote independence, dignity and respect.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas (e.g., weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infection) and escalating identified risks promptly.
• Acting courteously towards residents and visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practising safe systems of work across tasks.

About you

To be successful, you should align with our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable. Experience is not required, as Avery offers a thorough induction and training programme to build confidence in the role.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the 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 follow reasonable instructions from the team.
• Be adaptive 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 the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and our team. With the vision of