Compassionate Care Assistant - Flexible Shifts & Training

Avery Healthcare; Northampton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare supports residents with high standards of personal care, working with the care team to ensure continuity of services and wellbeing across the home.

You will follow values of care, compassion and respect, participate in a thorough induction and training programme, and be able to adapt to a range of duties across day and night shifts at our UK residential care homes.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication in English, written and spoken.
• Demonstrates initiative and is respectful to residents.
• Reliable, efficient and able to follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Assisting residents with personal hygiene care while promoting independence, dignity and respect.
• Recognising and addressing clinical risk areas (weight loss, pressure sores, falls, infections) and escalating identified risks.
• Acting courteously towards residents and visitors, maintaining dignity and individuality.
• Practising safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Reliability

Adaptable

Job description

A Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare supports residents with high standards of personal care, working with the care team to ensure continuity of services and wellbeing across the home.

You will follow values of care, compassion and respect, participate in a thorough induction and training programme, and be able to adapt to a range of duties across day and night shifts at our UK residential care homes.