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Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Care Assistant

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Job summary

This role as a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare's Miramar Care Home in Herne Bay, Kent, offers a unique opportunity to join a dedicated and award-winning team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality personal care to residents, ensuring their dignity, independence, and overall well-being are prioritized. Avery Healthcare is committed to supporting its employees' career development and provides a range of benefits, including access to apprenticeships and leisure/retail discounts.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, your primary focus will be to provide exceptional personal care to residents, contributing to the overall care team and ensuring continuity of services. This will involve assisting residents with their personal hygiene, recognizing and escalating any clinical risks, and acting courteously towards residents and their visitors. The role requires effective communication skills, initiative, and the ability to work flexibly and adapt to a range of responsibilities.

About us

Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, with a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together'. The company is committed to delivering exceptional care and experience to its residents, while also establishing itself as the preferred choice for both residents and employees.

Details

Date posted

08 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.90 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1187867092

Job locations

Avery Healthcare

Miramar Care Home. 165 Reculver Road, Herne Bay, Kent.

CT6 6PX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift Details:Monday- Sunday

At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; we recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, support your career development with a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.

We are now seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as Care Assistant.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Other responsibilities will include:

Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times.

  • Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, sign of infections and escalate 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 task.

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 are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

Our ideal candidate must:

  • Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  • Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.
  • Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
  • Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

ABOUT AVERY

As one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the later years of our residents' lives should be as enriching as any other.Our vision of creating meaningful lives together is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees.

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Shift Details:Monday- Sunday

At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; we recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues, support your career development with a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.

We are now seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as Care Assistant.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Other responsibilities will include:

Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times.

  • Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, sign of infections and escalate 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 task.

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 are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

Our ideal candidate must:

  • Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  • Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.
  • Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
  • Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

ABOUT AVERY

As one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the later years of our residents' lives should be as enriching as any other.Our vision of creating meaningful lives together is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilst establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees.

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

Essential

  • No prior experience is required as Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within the role. The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills, be respectful and accountable, and demonstrate initiative and flexibility.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No prior experience is required as Avery Healthcare offers a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within the role. The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills, be respectful and accountable, and demonstrate initiative and flexibility.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Address

Avery Healthcare

Miramar Care Home. 165 Reculver Road, Herne Bay, Kent.

CT6 6PX


Employer's website

https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Address

Avery Healthcare

Miramar Care Home. 165 Reculver Road, Herne Bay, Kent.

CT6 6PX


Employer's website

https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Avery Healthcare

Recruitment@averyhealthcare.co.uk

Details

Date posted

08 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£11.90 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1187867092

Job locations

Avery Healthcare

Miramar Care Home. 165 Reculver Road, Herne Bay, Kent.

CT6 6PX


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