Avery Healthcare is one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, offering exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes. They are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for their residents and employees, and are committed to helping their teams grow in a caring, supportive environment. They are now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their award-winning team as a Care Assistant.
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. Your responsibilities will include assisting residents with their personal hygiene care, recognizing and understanding clinical risk areas in residents, acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, and practicing safe systems of work. Avery Healthcare values caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable behaviors in all their employees.
About us
Avery Healthcare is one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, with a vision of "creating meaningful lives together." They are committed to creating a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. They proudly offer exceptional care across their growing network of over 100 homes.
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities include:
* Deliver high standards of personal care and contribute to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.
* Assist residents with personal hygiene care, promoting independence, dignity, and respect at all times.
* Recognise and understand clinical risk areas in residents (e.g., weight loss, pressure areas, risk of falls, signs of infection) and escalate identified risks promptly.
* Act courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
* Maintain safe systems of work across tasks within the home.
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 offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.
* 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
At Avery, we are not just one of the UKs 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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Experience is not required as Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within the role.
* The ideal candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents and other team members, be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions, 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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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