Senior Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Heath Hayes; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Cannock is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to join their team at Abbey Court Care Home. The role involves delivering high-quality personal care to residents, monitoring their wellbeing, and supporting staff development. Candidates should have an NVQ 3 in care and at least 2 years of experience in a similar setting. The position offers a supportive and enriching environment, with night shifts from 8pm to 8am. If you're compassionate and dedicated, this is an excellent opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in a care environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Flexible and responsive in addressing care needs.

Responsibilities

• Support and work with the Care team for high standards of personal care.
• Monitor the wellbeing of residents and adjust care plans as needed.
• Undertake staff supervisions and support staff development.

Skills

Effective communication

Positive attitude

Responsiveness

Education

NVQ 3 in care

Job description

This role as a Senior Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare's Abbey Court Care Home in Cannock is an opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day. The successful candidate will be part of a caring, supportive, and close-knit team, working in a culture that values respect, compassion, and exceptional care.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will 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 undertaking staff supervisions.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. They are committed to creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. Avery Healthcare has over 100 homes across the UK, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift details; nights 8pm - 8am

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were 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 at Abbey Court Care Home in Cannock. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you will need to have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes, and at least 2 years' experience working in a similar care environment. You will also need to have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, and have a positive attitude to supporting and nurturing residents and staff.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.