# Senior Care Assistant

**Company**: Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.
**Location**: Chipstead
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £14.65 to £15.65 an hour
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## 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.

As a Senior Care Assistant at Rivermere Care Home in Chipstead, Sevenoaks, Kent, you will play a crucial role in supporting and working alongside the Care team to deliver high standards of personal care. The role involves creating a safe, caring, innovative, open, supportive, and inclusive environment for residents, visitors, and staff.

Responsibilities include:

- Monitoring the wellbeing of each resident, being aware of any change impacting on care and care plans, ensuring that new needs are met, and written records are amended to reflect any variation.

- Being involved 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.

- Acting as a key point of contact for residents, their relatives, and visitors, as well as health and social care professionals involved in their wellbeing, ensuring that any reasonable requests are acted upon, and concerns or complaints are escalated.

The ideal candidate will share our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all their actions, ensuring a positive impact on residents' lives every day.

Requirements:

- NVQ 3 or equivalent in care for care homes.

- 2 years experience working in similar care environment.

- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.

- Positive attitude to both supporting and nurturing residents and staff.

- Responsive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary: £14.65 to £15.65 an hour.

- Permanent, full-time position.

- Opportunities for professional growth and development.

- Supportive and caring work environment.

## Skills

### Required
- NVQ 3 or equivalent in care
- 2 years experience in care environment
- Effective communication

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