Senior Care Assistant

NHS; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in elderly care is seeking a dedicated Senior Care Assistant to join their award-winning team. This role is crucial in providing high-quality personal care and support to residents, ensuring their wellbeing in a nurturing and inclusive environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in care, with an NVQ Level 3 qualification and a compassionate approach to supporting both residents and staff. Join a company that values respect, compassion, and professional development, where your contributions will make a significant impact on the lives of those in your care.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in a similar care environment is required.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor resident wellbeing and adapt care plans as needed.
• Support residents with medication and act as a key contact for families.

Skills

Effective Communication

Compassion

Flexibility

Nurturing Attitude

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Care

Job description

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care and support across their growing network of over 100 homes. They are a place where people love to work, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together" and a focus on creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, 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. 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 acting as a key point of contact for residents, their relatives, and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals.

Job responsibilities

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. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

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 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 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.

Requirements

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.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.