About this role
Job summary Akari Care is in search of dedicated individuals to fill the role of Senior Care Assistant for night shifts at its Newcastle upon Tyne location. This temporary position offers an opportunity for experienced care assistants or those aspiring to elevate their professional journey in the realm of personalised nursing and residential care. The company prioritises creating a warm, home-like environment for residents, ensuring that each individual's needs are met with compassion and professionalism. Candidates with a caring nature, good communication skills, and adaptability are encouraged to apply. These positions offer a competitive hourly wage along with various benefits, including funded training and development opportunities.
Main duties of the job Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within communities across England and Wales. The organisation is currently seeking experienced Senior Care Assistants or Care Assistants who wish to step up in their careers. The role involves working closely with care assistants to deliver top-quality care to residents, which includes care planning, social activity coordination, and training support. Akari Care values a community-centric approach, emphasising personalised, kind, caring, and trusted interactions. If these values resonate with you, this opportunity is ideal. Benefits include a competitive salary and additional perks such as Wagestream, training, and a supportive work environment.
About us Akari Care focuses on providing high-quality, personalised care services in a residential setting to residents across England and Wales. As a robust and reputable care provider, the organisation champions values of personalised, kind, and caring service delivery, ensuring residents' experiences are as homely and comfortable as possible. Akari Care fosters an inclusive community for both employees and residents alike. Employees benefit from a supportive work culture with opportunities for professional development and rewards for dedication and excellence in their caregiving roles. Akari Care invites empathetic, skilled individuals to join their team.
Job description Job responsibilities
Package Description:
Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales.
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 includesobserving, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting, and coming up with 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 of their individual needs.
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
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.
Whats in it for you:
A competitive salary starting at £13.50 to £14.50 per hour (Depending on Qualification)
Employer Pension contribution of 3%,
Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes,
We offer Wagestream - 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 plans
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
A caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility, and a warm, approachable persona are essential.
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
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE5 5AY
Employer's website https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)