About this role
Job summary Are you already an experienced Bank 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, Flexib
Main duties of the job This temporary Senior Care Assistant role at Akari Care in Newcastle upon Tyne involves delivering high-quality care to residents alongside care assistants. The role requires an individual who can observe and finalize care planning needs, develop ideas for social activities, and support training and supervision of junior colleagues. The candidate should have a caring nature, good communication skills, and the ability to adapt to changes. The benefits include a competitive salary, pension contribution, recognition schemes, funded training, provided uniforms, a money management app, and 28 days of annual leave, including bank holidays.
About us Akari Care provides supportive and inclusive communities within its homes, aiming to deliver personalized care to residents. Their values focus on being personalized, kind, caring, trusted, and community-oriented, ensuring an atmosphere that feels like home for residents and their families. Akari Care supports both experienced and new carers by offering training, development, and personal development plans. They offer a competitive salary, pension contributions, recognition schemes, and funded training. Wage stream, a money management app, is provided, along with uniforms and paid DBS check costs.
Job description Job responsibilities
Are you already an experienced Bank 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 salaryEmployer 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:
PersonalisedKindCaringTrustedCommunityIf you share our values, then we would love to hear from you.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
The role requires a caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility, and adaptability to changes. Experience as a care assistant or senior care assistant is advantageous.
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 3AB
Employer's website https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)