Senior Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Knowle; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider in Knowle is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to support the care team in delivering high-quality personal care. This role involves monitoring residents' wellbeing, engaging in care planning, and acting as a contact for residents and healthcare professionals. Applicants should have NVQ 3 or equivalent and at least 2 years of experience in care. Embrace a caring and supportive environment and grow your career with us.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Supportive work environment

DBS Disclosure check covered by the employer

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a similar care environment.
• Ability to support and nurture residents and staff.
• Flexibility to cover a range of responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the care team in delivering high-quality personal care.
• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident and update care plans.
• Act as a key contact for residents, families, and healthcare professionals.

Skills

Effective communication

Positive attitude

Responsiveness

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care

Job description

Overview

This is a Senior Care Assistant role at Avery Healthcare, a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The role involves supporting the care team in delivering high-quality personal care to residents, while also taking on additional responsibilities such as care planning, staff supervision, and acting as a key point of contact for residents, families, and healthcare professionals.

Main duties of the job

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. Your responsibilities will include monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being involved in the person-centred care planning process, supporting residents with their medication requirements, and undertaking staff supervisions and supporting staff with their development.

• Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, noting changes impacting care and updating care plans as needed.
• Involved 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 contact for residents, relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals, ensuring reasonable requests are addressed and concerns or complaints are escalated.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," the company is committed to offering exceptional care and creating a supportive and inspiring environment for both residents and staff. Avery Healthcare has over 100 homes across the country and is passionate about enriching the later years of life for its residents.

Responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams and aim to help you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. We are now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Senior Care Assistant.

Other responsibilities include:

• Providing high standards of personal care in a safe and inclusive environment for residents, visitors and staff.
• Ensuring written records reflect changes in residents\' needs.

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 in a similar care environment.
• Be able 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 not just one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

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.

Disclaimer: This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes, and 2 years\' experience in a similar care environment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Positive attitude to supporting and nurturing residents and staff.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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