This role as a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcares Milton Court Care Home in Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, involves delivering high-quality personal care and contributing to the care team to ensure continuity of services for residents. The job is a temporary, bank position with shifts including weekends and a salary of £13 per hour.
Main duties of the job
As a Care Assistant, your focus will be on delivering high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.
About us
Avery Healthcare is one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, committed to creating meaningful lives together for both residents and employees. They offer exceptional care across a growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where team members feel valued and empowered.
Job responsibilities
Shift details; include weekends.
Avery Healthcare welcomes the dedication and compassion of its Care Assistants to ensure residents receive their best care.
* Assisting residents with personal hygiene to maintain independence, dignity and respect at all times.
* Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas 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.
* Practising safe systems of work across the range of tasks.
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 provide thorough induction and training programmes to build confidence.
* Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
* Demonstrate initiative and respect 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 not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes; we are a place where people love to work. We believe 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.
Additional requirements
* 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; the ideal candidate should have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect, be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions, and be adaptable and flexible.
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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