Senior Care Assistant

This is a senior care assistant role at Avery Healthcare's Avonmere Care Home in Downend, Bristol. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting and working alongside the care team to deliver high-quality personal care, creating a safe, caring, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors, and staff., As a Senior Care Assistant, you will focus on supporting and working 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 will include monitoring resident wellbeing, being involved in care planning, supporting residents with medication, undertaking staff supervisions, and acting as a key point of contact for residents, relatives, and professionals., 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. 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.
• 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., As 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 whilst establishing 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This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline, depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.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

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 both supporting and nurturing residents and staff.
• Be responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities., To be successful, you will need an NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes, and at least 2 years' experience working in a similar care environment.
You will also need to demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, a positive attitude to supporting and nurturing residents and staff, and the flexibility to cover a range of responsibilities.

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 achieved through the exceptional care and experience they offer across their portfolio of over 100 care homes., At Avery Healthcare we believe in caring for those who care for our residents; We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues,supportingyour careerdevelopmentwith a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.