Avery Healthcare is one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes. The company is passionate about creating meaningful experiences for both residents and employees, building a supportive and inspiring environment where everyone feels valued and empowered.
Main duties of the job
As a Care Assistant, you will deliver high standards of personal care to residents, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services. Duties include assisting with personal hygiene, recognising and reporting clinical risk areas, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors while respecting dignity and individuality.
Job responsibilities
Package Description: Supporting the people who care for our residents. We celebrate and support our teams every step of the way. You will make a positive impact on residents’ lives through compassion and dedication. We enable growth in a caring, supportive environment with opportunities for learning and development. Our culture values respect, compassion and exceptional care.
Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care and contribute to the care team for continuity of services.
* Assist residents with all personal hygiene care, ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect.
* Recognise and understand clinical risk areas such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infections and escalation of any identified risks in a timely manner.
* Act courteously towards residents and visitors, respecting dignity and individuality.
* Practice safe systems of work across the range of tasks.
About you
To be successful, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable. Experience is not required; we provide thorough induction and training.
* Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
* Demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and team members.
* Be an efficient worker who can follow reasonable instructions.
* Be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities on short notice.
Requirements
* DBS Disclosure check – cost covered by Avery Healthcare.
* Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
* Compliance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Qualifications
* Prior experience is not required.
* Strong communication, initiative, respect, efficiency, adaptability and flexibility.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check to screen 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.
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