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. As part of our close‑knit team, you’ll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We’re now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award‑winning team as a Senior Care Assistant at Adelaide Care Home in Kent. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you.
About the role
Your focus as a Senior Care Assistant 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.
Key responsibilities
- Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any change impacting on care and care plans, ensuring that new needs are met, and written records are amended to reflect any variation.
- Being involved in the person‑centred care planning process, by implementing, monitoring, and undertaking monthly evaluations.
- Supporting residents with their medication requirements.
- Undertaking staff supervisions and supporting staff with their development where required.
- Acting as a key point of contact for 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 us
Avery Healthcare is one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. We are passionate about creating meaningful experiences for residents and staff, believing that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other stage. Avery prides itself on its vision of ‘creating meaningful lives together,’ offering exceptional care across its network of over 100 homes. We provide a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered.
Qualifications
- NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.
- At least 2 years of experience working in a similar care environment.
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Positive attitude to supporting and nurturing residents and staff.
- Responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.
Requirements
- DBS Disclosure check – the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
- Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
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