About this role
Job summary The Care Assistant - Bank position at Akari Care in Whitley Bay is a temporary role offering an hourly wage of £13.22. Akari Care, a trusted provider of personalized nursing and residential care across England and Wales, seeks compassionate individuals to help maintain residents' wellbeing. As a Care Assistant, you will assist residents with daily living activities such as personal care, meals, and companionship, promoting an environment where residents feel valued and respected. Whether experienced in caregiving or new to the field, candidates are expected to align with Akari Care's values of personalization, kindness, caring, trust, and community involvement.
Main duties of the job The Care Assistant role at Akari Care involves maintaining resident wellbeing through outstanding care and collaboration with the team. You'll assist residents in daily activities, ensuring their individuality, dignity, and fulfillment. Responsibilities include personal care, meal assistance, and companionship. Akari Care values personalized, kind, caring, trusted community members. Preferred candidates have good communication skills, flexibility, warmth, and respect. Benefits include a competitive salary of £12.70, 3% pension contribution, flexible hours, recognition schemes, retail discounts, uniform, DBS costs covered, and 28 days of annual leave. Fully funded training and development opportunities are available in an engaging community environment.
About us Akari Care is a reputable provider of personalized nursing and residential care services across England and Wales. They emphasize creating a caring environment where residents are valued and respected. The company is dedicated to supporting the wellbeing of its residents through the provision of outstanding care. Akari Care seeks individuals who share its values of personalized care, kindness, trust, and community engagement. They offer a range of benefits, including competitive salaries, pension contributions, and flexible working opportunities. The organization is committed to staff development through fully funded training, ensuring that their team is equipped to provide high-quality care.
Job description Job responsibilities
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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 with good communication skills. Flexibility, adaptability, and an engaging persona are important. Experience in caregiving is beneficial but not required.
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
Whitley Bay
NE26 2EU
Employer's website https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)