Senior Care Assistant

NHS; Kettering; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is looking for a Senior Care Assistant to join their team at Avery Park Care Home in Kettering. This role focuses on providing high standards of personal care, supporting residents with their needs, and working closely with care professionals. The ideal candidate must possess an NVQ 3 in care and has two years of experience in a similar environment. Join a compassionate team dedicated to enhancing residents' lives through respect and exceptional care.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for growth and development

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in a similar care environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Responsiveness to duties and flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Support and work alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care.
• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident and update care plans as needed.
• Support residents with medication requirements.
• Undertake staff supervisions and assist in their development.
• Act as a key contact for residents and professionals.

Skills

Effective communication

Positive attitude towards care

Flexibility

Monitoring wellbeing

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care

Job description

Job summary

This role as a Senior Care Assistant at Avery Park Care Home in Kettering offers the opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day. You will be part of a close‑knit team that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. The role involves supporting and working alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care, ensuring a safe, caring, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors, and staff.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant, your focus 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 will include monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being involved in the person‑centred care planning process, supporting residents with their medication requirements, undertaking staff supervisions, and acting as a key point of contact for residents, their relatives and visitors, and health and 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 their residents and team, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. Avery is committed to helping their employees grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout their careers.

Details

Date posted 29 December 2025

Pay scheme Other

Salary £13.60 an hour

Contract Permanent

Working pattern Full‑time

Reference number 1448667589

Job location Avery Healthcare, Kettering, NN16 9JB

Job description

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. And 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 at Avery Park Care Home in Kettering. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

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 will include:

• Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any change impacting on care and care plans, ensuring that new needs are met, and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
• Being involved in the person‑centred care planning process, by implementing, monitoring, and undertaking monthly evaluations.
• Supporting residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertaking staff supervisions and supporting staff with their development where required.
• Acting as a key point of contact with residents, their relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring that any reasonable requests are acted upon, and concerns or complaints are escalated.

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.

Our ideal candidate must:

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

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 "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Requirements

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Avery Healthcare

Kettering

NN16 9JB

Employer's website

https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)