About this role
Job summary The Care Assistant - Nights position at Akari Care in Wallsend is a permanent role offering a competitive hourly wage of £13.22. Akari Care prides itself on providing personalized nursing and residential care throughout England and Wales, focusing on the wellbeing and dignity of its residents. As a Care Assistant, you'll be integral to maintaining this high standard by ensuring a respectful and supportive environment for residents. This role offers flexible working hours and patterns, a pension contribution, uniform provision, and more, making it a rewarding career option for both experienced and new applicants who share the company's values of personalization, kindness, and community.
Main duties of the job Akari Care seeks a Care Assistant who will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of residents by providing outstanding care. You'll assist with daily living activities such as personal care and meals and spend quality time with residents, respecting their personal choices through personalized care. You'll be part of a supportive team fostering an environment where residents are valued and respected. The role is open to both experienced carers and those new to the field, provided they exhibit qualities like a kind, caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility, and a warm, engaging persona.
About us Akari Care is a highly trusted provider of personalized nursing and residential care services across local communities in England and Wales. The organization is known for fostering environments where residents' individuality and dignity are recognized and respected, allowing them to lead fulfilling lives. Akari Care values personalized care, kindness, and trust within local communities and seeks employees who share these values. The company provides a supportive environment with opportunities for career development, welfare and wellbeing support, and other benefits, ensuring that both residents and staff feel respected and valued within the community.
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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:
PersonalisedKindCaringTrustedCommunItyIf 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 teamGood communication skills and able to build relationshipsFlexibility and adaptable to changes at short noticeWarm, approachable, and engaging personaRespect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treatedWhats in it for you
A competitive salary of £12.70 per hourEmployer pension contribution of 3%Flexible working hours and patternsRecognition schemes, rewarding referral schemes and access to retail discountsUniform provided and DBS check costs paid28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)Fully funded training and developmentAn engaging community environment where everyone is respectedWelfare and wellbeing support
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Qualifications Essential
Kind and caring nature, enjoys supporting others, teamwork skills, good communication skills, flexibility, warm and engaging persona
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
Wallsend
NE28 9RH
Employer's website https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)