Senior Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; West of England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of elderly care homes is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to deliver high-quality, person-centered care. The successful candidate will monitor residents' wellbeing, support medication management, and assist in staff development. Ideal candidates must have NVQ 3 or equivalent, 2 years of experience, and strong communication skills. This role offers a supportive environment with opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience working in a similar care environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Positive attitude towards supporting and nurturing residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident and update care plans accordingly.
• Conduct person-centred care planning and evaluations.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes

Job description

Overview

Senior Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. The successful candidate will support the care team in delivering high-quality, person-centered care to residents, while promoting a safe, caring, and inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

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 include:

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident, identify changes affecting care and care plans, ensure new needs are met, and update written records to reflect variations.
• 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 development where required.
• Act as a key point of contact with residents, relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals, ensuring reasonable requests are acted upon and concerns or complaints escalated as needed.

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 residents and team members, with a growing network of over 100 homes. Avery is committed to building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

About the role / Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we support 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 looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Senior Care Assistant.

ROLE FOCUS:

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 include:

• Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, noting changes impacting care and care plans, ensuring new needs are met, and updating records to reflect variations.
• Involvement 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 contact with residents, relatives and visitors, and with health and social care professionals, ensuring reasonable requests are acted upon and concerns or complaints escalated as needed.

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 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 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. Our vision is "creating meaningful lives together." We offer exceptional care across a network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.

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.

Disclosures

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.