Job summary
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care and support to residents. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together." This role as a Care Assistant provides the opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day, delivering high-quality personal care in a supportive and rewarding environment.
Main duties of the job
As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, your focus will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents. This will involve assisting residents with their personal hygiene, recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas, acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, and practicing safe systems of work across a range of tasks. Avery Healthcare is committed to helping their team grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout their career.
About us
Avery Healthcare is a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a growing network of over 100 homes. They believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and they are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and team members. Avery Healthcare offers exceptional care, a supportive and inspiring environment, and a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.
Details
Date posted: 11 September 2025
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £12.35 an hour
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 1380846971
Job locations: Avery Healthcare, Downham Market, PE38 9LJ
Job description and 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 will be making a positive impact on residents lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We are 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 will experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant.
About the role
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.
Other responsibilities will include:
* 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, sign of infections and escalate 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 task.
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 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 adaptive 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 as enriching as any other, and we are 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.
Compliance and 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.
This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the DBS to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
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