Compassionate Care Assistant — Help Residents Thrive

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

Job summary

At Avery Healthcare, we are looking for a warm, enthusiastic Care Assistant to join our Virginia Water Care Home in Virginia Water, Surrey. You will deliver high standards of personal care and work as part of a caring team to ensure continuity of services for residents.

Training is provided, and we value compassion, respect, and accountability in all interactions with residents and their visitors.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.

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 skills

Initiative

Respectful service

Adaptability

Job description

At Avery Healthcare, we are looking for a warm, enthusiastic Care Assistant to join our Virginia Water Care Home in Virginia Water, Surrey. You will deliver high standards of personal care and work as part of a caring team to ensure continuity of services for residents.

Training is provided, and we value compassion, respect, and accountability in all interactions with residents and their visitors.