About this role
Job summary Join Akari Care as a Care Assistant - Bank, where you'll be warmly welcomed into a caring community that values individuality and respects each resident. Akari Care is renowned for delivering personalized nursing and residential care across England and Wales. As a Care Assistant, you'll forge deep connections with residents, assisting them with daily routines to enhance their well-being. The role promises meaningful engagements, whether through aiding in personal care, meal times, or simply sharing a conversation. Every workday at Akari Care is unique, focusing on adopting a person-centered approach tailored to each resident's needs. Akari Care values kindness, community, and person-centered care highly, and invites you to be part of this fulfilling journey.
Main duties of the job As a Care Assistant at Akari Care, you'll play a pivotal role in maintaining residents' wellbeing by offering outstanding care and collaborating with your team. Help residents with daily activities, encompassing personal care, meals, and companionship. You're expected to maintain a kind and caring demeanor, demonstrate flexibility to adapt to changes, and uphold respect towards everyone. Akari Care's core values include being personalized, caring, trusted, and community-oriented. The role supports both experienced carers and newcomers eager to make a difference. Akari Care offers a competitive salary, flexible work hours, a supportive environment, and numerous benefits including funded training and development opportunities.
About us Akari Care prides itself as a trusted provider of personalized nursing and residential care. They are dedicated to creating a nurturing environment wherein residents lead dignified and fulfilled lives. Akari Care operates in various local communities across England and Wales, standing out for its commitment to individual preferences and holistic well-being. They prioritize respect, kindness, and person-centered care in their operations. Akari Care is community-focused, seeking to enhance the quality of life for residents through individualized support. They offer comprehensive training and development options, fostering an engaging, supportive workplace where staff can thrive.
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About the role and Akari Care
Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales.
As a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of outstanding care, working collaboratively with colleagues and the wider Akari Care team. You will be kind and caring and committed to maintaining an environment in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individuality and dignity, and lead fulfilled lives.
Youll assist our residents with daily living. Every day is different and could include helping with personal care, meals or simply spending time with them. Working together to make a difference for our residents, we will respect their individual choices by providing personalised care and support.
Whether 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 hadnt guessed, our values are:
PersonAlised
Kind
CAring
TRusted
CommunIty
If you share our values then we would love to hear from you.
About you
Kind and caring nature and enjoys supporting others and working in a team
Good communication skills and able to build relationships
Flexibility and adaptable to changes at short notice
Warm, approachable, and engaging persona
Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated
Whats in it for you
A competitive salary of £12.70 per hour
Employer pension contribution of 3%
Flexible working hours and patterns
Recognition schemes, rewarding referral schemes and access to retail discounts
Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid
28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
Fully funded training and development
An engaging community environment where everyone is respected
Welfare and wellbeing support
AKSCA
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Kind and caring nature; Good communication skills; Flexibility and adaptability; Warm, approachable persona; Respectful towards others
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 Akari Care Limited
Address Akari Care
Austerson
CW5 8AB
Employer's website https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)