Overview
At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and 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.
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
Shift pattern details; Typical Shifts 8pm-8am will include working alternating weekends.
Care Assistant responsibilities
* Deliver high standards of personal care and contribute to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents, with emphasis on independence, dignity and respect.
* Recognise and understand clinical risk areas in residents (e.g., weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, signs of infection) and escalate identified risks promptly.
* Act courteously towards residents and visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
* Practise safe systems of work across the range of tasks.
About the role
Your focus as Care Assistant is to deliver high standards of personal care and contribute fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.
Other responsibilities include:
* See above responsibilities under "Care Assistant responsibilities".
About the candidate / 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:
* Be able 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 reasonable instructions from other team members.
* Be able to adapt and be flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
About Avery
At Avery, we are one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We believe that the 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 growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Live Avery's 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. The 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 follow reasonable instructions, and be adaptable to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
Disclosure and Background Checks
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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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