Senior Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury elderly care provider in the UK seeks a Senior Care Assistant in Manchester. The role involves supporting the Care team in delivering high standards of personal care, monitoring residents' wellbeing, and implementing care plans. Ideal candidates will have NVQ 3 or equivalent, at least 2 years' experience in a similar role, and effective communication skills. This is an opportunity to work in a nurturing and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident and update care plans.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertake staff supervisions and support staff development.

Skills

Effective communication

Positive attitude

Responsiveness and flexibility

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes

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 successful candidate will be responsible for supporting and working alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care, creating a safe, caring, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Monitor 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.
• Be involved in the person-centred care planning process, by implementing, monitoring, and undertaking monthly evaluations.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertake staff supervisions and support staff with their development where required.
• Act as a key point for 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 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.

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 a 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 are not just one of the UKs 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 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.

Other requirements

• 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.

Please note this role may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Job description

Disclosure

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.