Overview
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful experiences for residents and employees. As a Care Assistant, you will deliver high-quality personal care, contribute to the care team, and help ensure continuity of services to residents. Avery offers a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.
Responsibilities
Your focus as a Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. Other responsibilities include:
* Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care, ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect 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.
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. Experience is not required as we provide 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 residents and other people in the home.
* Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
* Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
About Avery
At Avery, we are not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we are a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be enriching, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With a vision of “creating meaningful lives together,” we offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.
Requirements
* 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This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.
Details
* Date posted: 01 September 2025
* Pay scheme: Other
* Salary: £12.50 to £12.75 per hour
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full-time
* Reference number: 1372998787
* Job locations: Avery Healthcare, Purley, CR8 2LF
Shift Details: 18.45 to 07.15 AM
Address: Avery Healthcare Group Ltd., Purley, CR8 2LF
Employer details: Avery Healthcare Group Ltd. | Website: https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/
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