Care Assistant

Job description

Package Description: 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, as 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 Elvy Court Care Home in Sittingbourne.

Job responsibilitiesYour 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.

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, signs of infections and 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.

About youTo 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.

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.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate must have effective communication skills, demonstrate initiative, and be respectful towards residents. The ability to be adaptive, flexible, and to carry out instructions efficiently is essential.

Experience is not required as we offer a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence in your role.

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.

Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Sittingbourne

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

31-05-2026

Profession type

Home Care Jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English