Senior Care Assistant - Nights

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; England; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Care Assistant in Dorset. You will support the care team by delivering high-quality personal care and monitoring resident wellbeing. Ideal candidates must have NVQ 3 in care, 2 years’ experience, and effective communication skills. A DBS check is required. This role offers £14.40 per hour.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor resident wellbeing and adapt care plans as needed.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertake staff supervisions and development support.

Skills

Effective communication

Positive attitude

Responsiveness and flexibility

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care

Job description

This is a senior care assistant role at Avery Healthcare in Dorset, offering a salary of £14.40 per hour. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the care team to deliver high-quality personal care, monitoring resident well-being, and contributing to care planning and staff development.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, you will be responsible for supporting and working 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. Key responsibilities include monitoring resident well-being, implementing and evaluating care plans, supporting with medication, and undertaking staff supervisions.

• 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 us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together". They are passionate about creating exceptional experiences for both residents and their team, offering a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

About Avery

At Avery, we're not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we're a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we're 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.

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.

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.