Senior Care Assistant - Nights

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; 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 high-quality personal care to residents. The role involves monitoring resident wellbeing, implementing care plans, and supporting medication requirements. Ideal candidates should have NVQ 3 in care and 2 years of relevant experience. This position offers a salary of £13.50 per hour with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Opportunities for learning and development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a similar care environment.
• Ability to support and nurture residents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident and update care plans.
• Implement and evaluate person-centred care plans.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.

Skills

Effective communication

Positive attitude

Flexibility

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in care

Job description

Overview

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

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are dedicated to supporting the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams and offer 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 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, identifying changes impacting care and updating care plans accordingly.
• Involvement in the person-centred care planning process, implementing, monitoring and evaluating care plans.
• Supporting residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertaking staff supervisions and supporting staff development where required.
• Acting as a key point of contact for residents, relatives and visitors, and coordinating with health and social care professionals; ensuring reasonable requests are acted upon and concerns or complaints escalated as needed.

About the role and requirements

Requirements and expectations include living the values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful and accountable. Our ideal candidate must:

• Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
• Have 2 years of experience in a similar care environment.
• Be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude toward supporting and nurturing residents and staff.
• Be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

About Avery

At Avery, we are a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together." We offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, fostering a supportive and empowering environment for employees and residents alike.

Additional 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; a disclosure check will be carried out with the Disclosure and Barring Service.