Senior Care Assistant

As a Senior Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, your primary focus is to support and work alongside the Care team, delivering high standards of personal care to residents at Alice Court Care Home in Eastbourne. You'll provide a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors, and staff. Responsibilities include monitoring each resident's wellbeing, updating care plans to meet new needs, and maintaining accurate records. You will also be involved in person-centred care planning, including implementing, monitoring, and conducting monthly evaluations. Supporting residents with medication and conducting staff supervisions are part of the role. Additionally, you'll act as a key contact point for residents, their families, and health professionals, ensuring requests are met and concerns are escalated. This position requires living the values of being caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable, with a positive attitude towards supporting and nurturing residents and staff.

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Senior Care Assistant at Alice Court Care Home in Eastbourne. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you!

Your focus as a Senior Care Assistant will be tosupportand work alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care, providing a safe, caring, innovative, open,supportive, andinclusiveenvironment for residents, visitors and staff.

• 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.
• Undertaking staff supervisions and supporting staff with their development where required.
• Actingas a key point for contact with residents, theirrelativesand visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring that any reasonable requests are actedupon,and concerns or complaints are escalated.

To be successful in your application, youwill live our values of caring,supportive,honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do.

• 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 bothsupporting and nurturing residents and staff.
• Beresponsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

ABOUT AVERY

At Avery, were not just one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes were a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and were passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

• 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.

Avery Healthcare is one of the UKs largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. With a focus on creating meaningful experiences, Avery Healthcare believes in making the later years of life as enriching as any other. As a company, Avery supports and celebrates their dedicated teams, offering a culture that values respect, compassion, and a commitment to exceptional care. The organisation operates over 100 homes and provides a supportive and inspiring environment for both residents and employees. Avery is known for its exceptional care and a commitment to nurturing and developing its staff throughout their careers, establishing a preferred choice among residents and team members.

Essential: - Have an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes. Have 2 years experience working in similar care environment.