About this role
Job summary Akari Care is looking for experienced Senior Care Assistants or Care Assistants to join their supportive and inclusive community within their homes. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the highest quality levels of care to their residents, including observing, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting, and producing ideas for social activities, and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues.
Main duties of the job As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality levels of care to our residents. This includes observing, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting, and producing ideas for social activities and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues in an Akari value driven way. You will be expected to create an environment where the atmosphere feels like our residents' personal home, for them and their respective visiting family members, which suits all their individual needs.
About us Akari Care is a care provider that operates several care homes across the UK, with a focus on providing personalized, kind, and trusted care to their residents. They are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive community within their homes, and value their employees who share their values of being personalized, kind, caring, trusted, and community-focused.
Job description Job responsibilities
** Applicants must hold a relevant NVQ LV2 or LV3 **Are you already an experienced Senior Care Assistant or a Care Assistant looking to take the next step within your career? If so, we are looking for exactly the right type of people to be part of our supportive and inclusive community within our homes.
Working alongside the care assistants, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality levels of care to our residents. This includes observing, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting, and producing ideas for social activities and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues in an Akari value driven way.
We look to our trusted care teams to create an environment where the atmosphere feels like our residents personal home, for them and their respective visiting family members, which suits all their individual needs.
About you:
A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach, Good communication and relationship building skills, Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice, Warm, approachable, and engaging persona, Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated.What is in it for you:
A competitive salary Employer Pension contribution of 3%, Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes, We offer Wage stream - a money management app that you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it. Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid, 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays), Fully funded training and development, Support with personal development plansWhether you are an experienced carer or are starting a career in care, we are looking for colleagues who can make a difference for our residents within Akari Care. In case you had not guessed, our values are:
Personalised Kind Caring Trusted CommunityIf you share our values, then we would love to hear from you.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Applicants must hold a relevant NVQ LV2 or LV3.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Akari Care Limited
Address Akari Care
Gateshead
NE8 3SA
Employer's website https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)