Overview
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK\'s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful experiences for residents and team members. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Care Assistant to join our award-winning team in Bexleyheath.
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
Shift Details - Days and Nights Shifts, Flexibility Required
As a Care Assistant, your focus 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 the role:
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.
About the team
At Avery Healthcare, we are a leading provider of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. We are committed to creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. With over 100 homes across our network, Avery is the preferred choice for both residents and team members.
About You
To be successful, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence in 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 out reasonable instructions from other team members.
* Be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
About 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 later years of life should be enriching, and we are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team. With a vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we offer exceptional care across our network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered daily. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.
Please note this role will require:
* 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Experience is not required as Avery provides a thorough induction and training program. The ideal candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect, be an efficient worker, and be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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