Care Assistant

Job summary

At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were 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, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant at Alice Court Care Home in Eastbourne. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you! 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 con

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a compassionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a Care Assistant at Alice Court Care Home in Eastbourne. This role focuses on delivering high standards of personal care and contributing to the care team for residents' continuity of services. Responsibilities include assisting residents with personal hygiene care while maintaining their independence, dignity, and respect. It also encompasses recognizing clinical risks such as weight loss, pressure sores, and signs of infections, and escalating them in a timely manner. The role emphasizes acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting each resident's dignity and individuality, and practicing safe systems of work. The successful candidate will embody values of caring, supportive, honest, and accountable behavior in their work, with no prior experience necessary. We offer a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence in your role.

About us

At Avery Healthcare, we pride ourselves on being more than just one of the UKs largest luxury elderly care home providers. We are a place where our team members take pride in their work, fostering a supportive, enriching environment for both residents and employees. We believe the later years of life should be as fulfilling as any other, passionately creating meaningful experiences for everyone involved. With a vision of 'creating meaningful lives together,' we continue to offer exceptional care through our growing network of over 100 homes. Our commitment to building a supportive and inspiring workplace makes Avery the preferred choice for both residents and team members.

Details

• Date posted: 20 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £13.40 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1539851167
• Job locations: Avery Healthcare, Alice Court Care Home 29 Bedfordwell Road Eastbourne, BN21 2BQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

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 were here to celebrate and support you every step of the way.When you join us, youll be making a positive impact on residents lives every day your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. Were 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, youll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care.Were now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant at Alice Court Care Home in Eastbourne. If this sounds like the place for you, wed love to hear from you!

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

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.