Avery Healthcare
Care Assistant
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Care Assistant
Care Assistant – Waterhouse Manor Care Home (Peterborough)
Shift Details: 08:00 AM – 20:00 PM, weekdays and alternate weekends
About Avery Healthcare
At Avery Healthcare, we prioritise supporting the incredible team members who care for our residents. Your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed—we’re here to celebrate and empower you every step of the way.
Joining us means making a real-world impact on residents’ lives daily. Our dedication to growth ensures you’ll thrive in a caring, supportive environment with endless learning and development opportunities. We foster a culture built on respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to delivering exceptional care.
We’re now seeking a warm, enthusiastic, and deeply caring individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant at Waterhouse Manor Care Home in Peterborough. If this is the role for you, we’d love to hear from you!
About The Role
As a Care Assistant, your primary responsibility will be ensuring high standards of personal care. You’ll work collaboratively within the care team to maintain continuity and quality of service for residents.
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Key responsibilities include:
- Assisting residents with all aspects of personal hygiene, helping them achieve optimal independence, dignity and respect.
- Identifying and understanding clinical risks (e.g., weight loss, pressure sores, fall risks, infection signs) and escalating concerns promptly.
- Treating residents and their visitors with courtesy and respect, upholding each individual’s dignity and uniqueness.
- Adhering to safe systems of work across all care duties.
About You
We value passion over experience, offering a comprehensive induction and training programme to ensure confidence and success in this role.
Our ideal candidate will embody our core values of caring, supportiveness, honesty, respect, and accountability:
- Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing.
- Demonstrates initiative, treating residents and colleagues with resilience and respect.
- Can follow and execute reasonable instructions efficiently.
- Strong adaptability and flexibility to cover diverse tasks on short notice.
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About Avery
At Avery, we’re more than just the UK’s largest luxury elder care provider—we’re a place where people love working. Our mission: "Creating meaningful lives together."
We’re passionate about transforming the later years into experiences filled with purpose, enrichment, and joy—both for our residents and our dedicated team. With our ever-growing network of over 100 homes, we pride ourselves on providing exceptional care in a supportive, inspiring environment where employees feel valued, respected, and empowered.
Must-Have Requirements
This role requires:
- A DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, funded by Avery Healthcare.
- Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
Please note: This advert may be withdrawn prior to its advertised deadline if necessary due to business needs or candidature volume.
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