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This is an exciting opportunity to join the award-winning team at Avery Healthcare as a Care Assistant in Leicester. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality personal care to residents, contributing to the overall care of the home. Avery is committed to supporting its employees and providing opportunities for growth and development within a caring and respectful environment.

As a Care Assistant, your primary focus will be to assist residents with their personal hygiene and daily living activities, ensuring their dignity, independence, and wellbeing are maintained at all times. You will also be responsible for recognising and escalating any clinical risks or concerns, as well as acting courteously towards residents and their visitors. The role requires excellent communication skills, initiative, and the ability to work collaboratively within the care team.

Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. With over 100 homes across the country, Avery is committed to creating meaningful lives together for its residents and employees. The company values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable are at the heart of its operations, ensuring a positive and enriching experience for all.

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’re 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 Care Assistant at Lady Jane Court Care Home in Leicester. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infections and escalating any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practicing safe systems of work across the range of tasks.

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be able to be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

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.

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

• While experience is not required, the ideal candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents, and be an efficient and adaptable team player. Avery provides a thorough induction and training program to ensure employees feel confident in their roles.

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.

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