Care Assistant - Nights

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Redhill; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider in Redhill is looking for compassionate individuals to deliver high standards of personal care. In this role, you will assist residents in various tasks while ensuring their dignity and respect. No prior experience is necessary as full training is provided. Join a supportive team focused on creating meaningful experiences.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to respect and understand patient dignity.
• Flexibility to adapt to various responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal hygiene.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risks promptly.
• Maintain dignity, independence, and respect of residents.

Skills

Effective communication

Initiative

Respect towards residents and colleagues

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a network of over 100 homes. The organisation focuses on creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members in a supportive environment where employees are valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we support the people who care for our residents and celebrate their hard work. You will contribute to delivering high standards of personal care and ensuring continuity of services within the care team. The role includes assisting residents with personal hygiene and contributing to a culture of compassion, respect, and safety.

Role focus: To deliver high standards of personal care and support the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Other responsibilities include:

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

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," Avery supports growth and development in a caring environment.

About you

To be successful, you should demonstrate caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable values. No prior experience is required as a thorough induction and training programme is provided to build confidence in the role.

Required attributes:

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Initiative and respect towards residents and colleagues.
• Efficient worker capable of following reasonable instructions from the team.
• Adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we are a large and valued provider of luxury elderly care homes. We aim to enrich the later years of life and create meaningful experiences for residents and our team. Join us to experience a supportive and empowering environment in over 100 homes.

Please note: This role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check (costs met by Avery Healthcare).
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Additional information

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

Qualifications and checks

Qualifications: Experience is not required; Avery offers a thorough induction and training program. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills, initiative, respect for residents, and the ability to carry out instructions and adapt to varying duties.

Disclosure: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended); a DBS check is required to assess any previous convictions.