Care Assistant

Main duties of the job

At Avery Healthcare, we are dedicated to supporting those who care for our residents, acknowledging their hard work with celebrations and support at every stage. Joining us meaningfully impacts residents' lives daily through your compassion and dedication, all within a caring, supportive environment with growth and development opportunities. As part of our close-knit team, you embrace a culture valuing respect, compassion, and commitment to exceptional care. We invite warm, enthusiastic individuals to our award-winning team as a Care Assistant at Beckenham Park Care Home in Beckenham. As a Care Assistant, you focus on providing high standards of personal care, fully contributing to the care team for consistent resident services. Responsibilities include aiding residents in personal hygiene care with respect and dignity, recognizing clinical risk areas like weight loss or pressure sores, and escalating any identified risks promptly. Courtesy toward residents and visitors and honoring individual dignity is paramount, alongside safe system practices across tasks.

About us

Avery Healthcare is not merely one of the UK's largest luxury elderly care home providers; it's a workplace where individuals love to be. Our belief is that life in later years should be as enriching as any other phase, with a strong passion for creating meaningful experiences for both our residents and team. At Avery, we embrace the vision of 'creating meaningful lives together.' This vision is realized across our expansive network of over 100 homes, offering exceptional care and fostering an inspiring and supportive environment. Here, employees grow daily, feeling valued and empowered. This empowering work environment secures Avery as the preferred choice for both residents and team members, underlining our commitment to exceptional care and staff satisfaction. Joining Avery means becoming part of a community where respect, honesty, support, accountability, and caring are foundational values, built into every facet of the care we provide and the working atmosphere weve cultivated for our staff.

Details

Date posted

06 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.25 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1559988275

Job locations

Avery Healthcare

Beckenham

BR3 3FH

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, sign of infections and escalate 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 task.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

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.

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.

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, sign of infections and escalate 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 task.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

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.

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

Qualifications

Essential

• The ideal candidate should possess effective communication skills both verbally and in writing, along with initiative and respect towards residents and others within the home. Efficiency in following reasonable instructions from team members, adaptability, and flexibility to manage a variety of responsibilities at short notice are crucial. Experience is not a prerequisite as we offer a detailed induction and training program to ensure role confidence.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• The ideal candidate should possess effective communication skills both verbally and in writing, along with initiative and respect towards residents and others within the home. Efficiency in following reasonable instructions from team members, adaptability, and flexibility to manage a variety of responsibilities at short notice are crucial. Experience is not a prerequisite as we offer a detailed induction and training program to ensure role confidence.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Address

Avery Healthcare

Beckenham

BR3 3FH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.

Address

Avery Healthcare

Beckenham

BR3 3FH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.averyhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, sign of infections and escalate 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 task.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

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.

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.

Qualifications

Essential

• The ideal candidate should possess effective communication skills both verbally and in writing, along with initiative and respect towards residents and others within the home. Efficiency in following reasonable instructions from team members, adaptability, and flexibility to manage a variety of responsibilities at short notice are crucial. Experience is not a prerequisite as we offer a detailed induction and training program to ensure role confidence.