Senior Care Assistant - Nights

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant, your focus will be to support and work alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors and staff. Other responsibilities include monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, participating in the person‑centred care planning process, supporting residents with their medication requirements, undertaking staff supervisions, and acting as the key point of contact for residents, their relatives, and health and social care professionals.

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes, passionate about creating meaningful experiences for both residents and staff. With a growing network of over 100 homes, our vision is to create "meaningful lives together", fostering an environment where employees feel valued and empowered each day.

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At Avery Healthcare we support the people who care for our residents, recognising the hard work of our teams and celebrating them every step of the way. When you join us you will make a positive impact on residents' lives daily, with opportunities for learning and development in a supportive, respectful, and compassionate culture. We are looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Senior Care Assistant.

About the role: Your focus will be to support and work alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care in a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors and staff.

• Monitor the wellbeing of each resident, ensuring that new needs are met and records are updated to reflect any variations.
• Participate in the person‑centred care planning process, implementing, monitoring, and undertaking monthly evaluations.
• Support residents with their medication requirements.
• Undertake staff supervisions and support staff development where required.
• Act as the key point of contact with residents, relatives, visitors, and health and social care professionals, addressing reasonable requests and escalating concerns or complaints.

To succeed in this role you will embody our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable behaviour.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
• Have 2 years of experience working in a similar care environment.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Have a positive attitude towards supporting and nurturing residents and staff.
• Be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

At Avery we aim to give later years a life as enriching as any other, offering exceptional care across our growing network. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

• A DBS Disclosure check (cost covered by Avery Healthcare).
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.