Care Assistant - Nights

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

Job summary

A leading elderly care provider in Weston-super-Mare seeks a compassionate and dedicated Care Assistant. In this role, you will ensure high standards of personal care for residents, helping to maintain their dignity and well-being. Successful candidates will display effective communication, adaptability, and respect towards residents and team members. No prior experience is needed as comprehensive training will be provided. Join us to make a positive impact in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction and training program

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate respect towards residents and staff.
• Adaptable and flexible to take on varied responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with personal hygiene care.
• Recognize clinical risks in residents and escalate concerns.

Skills

Effective communication

Respectful attitude

Adaptability

Initiative

Job description

This role as a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare in Weston Super Mare involves providing high-quality personal care to residents, ensuring their safety, dignity, and well-being. You'll be part of a dedicated team committed to delivering exceptional care in a supportive and enriching environment.

Responsibilities

Your focus as a Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing 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, sign of infections and escalate any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practicing safe systems of work across the range of task.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. With over 100 homes across the country, Avery is committed to creating meaningful lives together for both residents and employees. The company believes in supporting and celebrating its teams, offering a caring, respectful, and accountable work environment.

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 be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Additional requirements

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.

Job description

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\'re 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. 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. 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, sign of infections and escalate any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practicing safe systems of work across the range of task.

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 be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at 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