Care Assistant - Nights

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider seeks a dedicated Care Assistant for night shifts at Elvy Court Care Home in Sittingbourne. The role involves delivering high standards of personal care, assisting residents with hygiene, and recognizing clinical risks. Ideal candidates are caring, enthusiastic, and demonstrate initiative. No prior experience is required as comprehensive training will be provided. Join a supportive team committed to enriching residents' lives every day.

Benefits

Thorough induction and training program

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Must communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents.
• Be efficient and follow instructions from team members.
• Ability to adapt and cover diverse responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene while ensuring dignity.
• Recognize and escalate clinical risks in residents.
• Practice safe work systems across tasks.

Skills

Effective communication

Demonstrated initiative

Respect for residents

Flexibility

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision of “creating meaningful lives together.” They are seeking a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Care Assistant to join their award‑winning team at Elvy Court Care Home in Sittingbourne, where they are committed to supporting their staff and providing exceptional care for their residents.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, your focus will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. This will involve assisting residents with their personal hygiene, recognising and understanding clinical risk areas, acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, and practising safe systems of work. Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within the role, and they are looking for individuals who can communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative, and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we are here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day, your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close‑knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Care Assistant – Night shift at Elvy Court Care Home in Sittingbourne. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!

About the role

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals 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 our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we are proud to offer 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 the residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be able to adapt and be flexible to cover a range of responsibilities on short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re 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. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

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.

Qualifications

No prior experience is required, as Avery Healthcare provides a thorough induction and training program. However, the ideal candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards the residents and other people in the home, be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members, and be able adapt and be flexible to cover a range of responsibilities on short notice.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.