Senior Care Assistant

Akari Care Limited; Newcastle; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer Pension contribution 3%

Recognition schemes

Wage stream app access to earned pay

Uniform provided

DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training and development

Personal development plans

Job summary

Akari Care Limited in Newcastle, NSW, is seeking an experienced Senior Care Assistant or Care Assistant ready to progress. You will work alongside care teams to deliver the highest quality care to residents, observing, reviewing and finalising care planning needs, and assisting with social activities.

We value a caring, communicative, flexible and respectful approach. Benefits include pension contribution, training, uniform, DBS costs, leave, and development support.

Qualifications

• A caring nature with a personal approach.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.
• Warm, approachable, and engaging persona.
• Respect for everyone and treating others with dignity.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to residents.
• Observe, review and finalise care plans.
• Assist and contribute ideas for social activities.
• Support training and supervision of junior staff.

Skills

Caring nature

Communication

Relationship building

Flexibility

Warm demeanor

Respect others

Job description

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 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:

• Employer 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 plans

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 had not guessed, our values are:

• Kind
• Caring
• Community

If you share our values, then we would love to hear from you.