Compassionate Care Assistant | Elderly Care & Support

Avery Healthcare; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Healthcare is seeking a warm, enthusiastic Care Assistant to join Scholars Mews Care Home in Stratford-upon-Avon. You’ll deliver high standards of personal care and contribute to a compassionate care team, helping residents enjoy independent and dignified lives.

We provide a thorough induction and training programme, with DBS disclosure checks and proof of eligibility to work in the UK required to apply.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents and others in the home.
• Efficient worker who can follow instructions from team members.
• Adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

Responsibilities

• 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 elevate 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.

Skills

Communication

Initiative

Respectful

Adaptable

Job description

Avery Healthcare is seeking a warm, enthusiastic Care Assistant to join Scholars Mews Care Home in Stratford-upon-Avon. You’ll deliver high standards of personal care and contribute to a compassionate care team, helping residents enjoy independent and dignified lives.

We provide a thorough induction and training programme, with DBS disclosure checks and proof of eligibility to work in the UK required to apply.