Job summary This is a Senior Care Assistant role at Avery Healthcare, one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK.
The role focuses on supporting 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.
Main duties of the job As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be responsible for monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any changes impacting on care and care plans, ensuring that new needs are met, and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
You will also be involved in the person-centred care planning process, by implementing, monitoring, and undertaking monthly evaluations.
Additionally, you will support residents with their medication requirements, undertake staff supervisions, and support staff with their development.
You will act as a key point of contact for residents, their relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing.
About us Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK.
They believe that the later years of their residents' lives should be as enriching as any other, and their vision of 'creating meaningful lives together' is reached by the exceptional care and experience they proudly offer throughout their growing portfolio of over 100 care homes.
Job description Job responsibilities Package Description: At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues,supportingyour career developmentwith a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.We are nowseekingacompassionate,enthusiastic,and dedicatedindividualto join ourfriendly, award-winning team asSeniorCare Assistant.ABOUT THE ROLEYour focus asaSeniorCare Assistant will be tosupportand work alongside the Care team todeliverhigh standardsof personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open,supportive,andinclusiveenvironmentfor residents,visitorsand staff.Other responsibilitieswillinclude: Monitoringthe wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any changeimpactingon care and care plans, ensuring that new needs aremet,and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
Beinginvolved in the person-centred care planning process, by implementing,monitoring,and undertaking monthly evaluations.
Supporting residents with their medication requirements.
Undertakingstaff supervisions and supporting staff with their development where required.
Acting as a key point for contact with residents, their relatives and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring that any reasonable requests are acted upon, and concerns or complaints are escalated.ABOUT YOUTo besuccessfulin your application, youwill live our values of caring,supportive,honest,respectful,and accountable in all that you do.Our ideal candidatemust: Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
Have 2 years experience working in similar care environment.
Have the ability tocommunicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Have a positive attitude to both supporting and nurturing residents and staff.
Be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.ABOUT AVERYAs one of the largestproviders of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the lateryearsof our residents lives should be as enriching as any other.
Our vision of creating meaningful livestogether is reached by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes whilstestablishing ourselves as the preferred choice forresidents 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 To be successful in this role, you will need to have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes, and at least 2 years' experience working in a similar care environment.
You should also have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, a positive attitude to supporting and nurturing residents and staff, and be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.