Location
Avery Healthcare Chorleywood, Hertfordshire

Hours
Shift: 7am - 7pm

Salary
£16.00 per hour

About the Role
At Avery Healthcare, we are committed to supporting the people who care for our residents. When you join us, you will make a positive impact on residents' lives every day, with your compassion and dedication truly making a difference. We provide a caring, supportive environment with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. As part of our close-knit team, you will experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.

We are seeking a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated Senior Care Assistant to join our award-winning team at Chorleywood Manor Care Home. 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.

Your responsibilities will include monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any changes impacting care and care plans, ensuring new needs are met, and updating written records accordingly. You will be involved in the person-centred care planning process by implementing, monitoring, and undertaking monthly evaluations. Supporting residents with their medication requirements is also part of your role.

Additionally, you will undertake staff supervisions and support staff development where required. Acting as a key point of contact with residents, their relatives, visitors, and health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, you will ensure reasonable requests are acted upon and any concerns or complaints are escalated appropriately.

Experience
Minimum of 2 years' experience working in a similar care environment.

About you
You will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. You must have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, possess a positive attitude towards supporting and nurturing residents and staff, and be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Qualifications
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in care for care homes is required.

Additional Requirements
This role requires a DBS Disclosure check (cost covered by Avery Healthcare) and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.