Senior Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Derby; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent elderly care provider in Derby is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to deliver high standards of personal care. The ideal candidate will support the care team, monitor residents' wellbeing, and participate in care planning. Candidates should have NVQ 3 in care and 2 years of relevant experience. This role values compassion and flexibility, providing opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

Opportunities for career development

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience working in a similar care environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Responsive to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident and update records.
• Participate in person-centred care planning and evaluations.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.

Skills

Communication skills

Positive attitude

Flexibility

Education

NVQ 3 in care for care homes

Job description

Overview

Senior Care Assistant role at Avery Healthcare, a large provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The role involves supporting and working alongside the care team to deliver high standards of personal care and to create a safe, caring, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors and staff.

Main duties

The key responsibilities include monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, contributing to person-centred care planning, supporting residents with their medication requirements, undertaking staff supervisions, and acting as a key point of contact for residents, their relatives and health/social care professionals.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, offering care across a growing network of over 100 homes. Avery is committed to helping teams grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout their careers.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we 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 Senior Care Assistant.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Senior Care Assistant will be to support and work alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors and staff.

Other responsibilities include:

• Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, noting changes affecting care and care plans, ensuring that new needs are met, and updating records accordingly.
• Participating in the person-centred care planning process, implementing, monitoring, and undertaking monthly evaluations.
• Supporting residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertaking staff supervisions and supporting staff development where required.
• Acting as a key point of contact for residents, relatives and visitors, and health and social care professionals, ensuring reasonable requests are addressed and concerns or complaints are escalated.

About you

To be successful, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
• Have 2 years of experience working in a similar care environment.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Have a positive attitude to supporting and nurturing residents and staff.
• Be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

About Avery

At Avery, we are one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We aim to create meaningful experiences for residents and our team. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we offer exceptional care across a network of over 100 homes and strive to build a supportive and empowering environment for employees.

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.

Disclosures

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.