Senior Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Monkston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider is seeking a dedicated Senior Care Assistant to support the care team and deliver high standards of personal care. Responsibilities include monitoring resident wellbeing, participating in care planning, and supporting medication requirements. The ideal candidate will have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care and 2 years of relevant experience. This role offers a supportive environment for personal and professional development.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident.
• Participate in the person-centred care planning process.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertake staff supervisions and support staff development.
• Act as a key point of contact with residents, relatives, and health professionals.

Skills

Communication skills

Positive attitude

Flexibility

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care

Job description

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of creating meaningful lives together. We operate a growing network of over 100 homes and are committed to valuing and empowering employees in a supportive environment.

About us

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with over 100 homes across the country. The company is committed to creating meaningful experiences for its residents and employees, fostering a supportive and inspiring environment where everyone feels valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are dedicated to supporting the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams and aim to create a positive impact on residents' lives every day. We offer opportunities to learn and develop in a caring, supportive environment. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Senior Care Assistant to join our award-winning team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as a Senior Care Assistant is 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, noting changes affecting care and care plans, ensuring new needs are met, and updating written 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 with residents, their relatives and visitors, and health and social care professionals, ensuring reasonable requests are acted upon and concerns or complaints escalated.

About you

To be successful, you will demonstrate 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 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 enriching, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we 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.

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.

Job description

Disclosures

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

Disclosures and Barring Service Check

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