Overview
At Avery Healthcare, we support the people who care for our residents. We’re here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on residents’ lives every day – your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We’re 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’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.
Role
We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant at Sonning Gardens Care Home in Reading. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!
Responsibilities
* Delivers high standards of personal care and contributes to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.
* Assists residents with personal hygiene while promoting independence, dignity and respect.
* Recognises and understands clinical risk areas in residents, such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infections; escalate identified risks in a timely manner.
* Acts courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
* Practises 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 offer a thorough induction and training programme.
Our Ideal Candidate
* 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’re one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team. With a vision of creating meaningful lives together, we offer care across a growing network of homes, building a supportive and empowering environment where employees feel valued.
Requirements
* A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
* Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
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