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Care Assistant - Bank
Care Assistant – Braintree Mews Care Home
Job Introduction
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. And 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 Care Assistant at Braintree Mews Care Home in Braintree. If this sounds like the place for you, we’d love to hear from you!
About The Role
Your focus as a Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.
Responsibilities Will Include:
- Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care, ensuring optimum independence, dignity, and respect for individuals at all times.
- Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as:
- Weight loss
- Pressure sores
- Risk of falls
- Signs of infection
- Escalating any identified risks in a timely manner.
- Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
- Practicing safe systems of work across the range of tasks.
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About You
To be successful in your application, you will live our core values: caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required; we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure you gain confidence in your role.
Our Ideal Candidate Must:
- Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards residents and other people in the home.
- Be an efficient worker who can fulfil reasonable instructions from other team members.
- Be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.
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About Avery
At Avery, we’re not just one of the UK’s largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we’re a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we’re passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and 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.
Requirements
Please note:
- This role will require:
- A DBS Disclosure check (cost covered 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.
(Attached documents available upon request: Care Assistant JD.docx)
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