Senior Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Kingswood; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury elderly care provider in Kingswood is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to deliver personalized care and oversee the wellbeing of residents. You will work directly with the care team to implement care plans and ensure all resident needs are met. The ideal candidate will have an NVQ 3 in care and at least 2 years of experience in a similar environment. This role offers competitive pay and a supportive team culture.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience working in a similar care environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Responsive and flexible to cover various responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident and ensure needs are met.
• Support residents with medication requirements.
• Undertake staff supervisions and support their development.

Skills

Effective communication

Positive attitude

Flexibility

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes

Job description

Overview

This role as a Senior Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare in Kingswood offers a competitive salary of £13.50 per hour for a permanent position. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the care team in delivering high-quality, personalized care to residents in a safe, caring, and inclusive environment.

Main duties

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be responsible for monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any changes impacting their care, and ensuring that new needs are met. You will be involved in the person-centred care planning process, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating care plans. Additionally, you will support residents with their medication requirements, undertake staff supervisions, and act as a key point of contact for residents, their relatives, and health/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 are 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. 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 looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Senior Care Assistant.

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 changes impacting care and care plans, ensuring that new needs are met, and written records 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 of contact for 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 are one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We aim to create meaningful experiences for our residents and our team, with a vision of creating meaningful lives together. We offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes and strive to create 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.

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

Additional information

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you must have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes, along with 2 years’ experience working in a similar care environment. You should also have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, a positive attitude towards supporting and nurturing residents and staff, and be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.