Senior Care Assistant - Days

Akari Care Limited; Victoria; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Canada is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to deliver high-quality care to residents and supervise junior colleagues. The role emphasizes communication and adaptability while creating a welcoming environment for residents. The position offers a competitive salary, training opportunities, and a supportive community culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employer pension contribution

Recognition schemes

Wage stream access

Uniform provided

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant or Care Assistant is required.
• Ability to adapt to changes at short notice.
• Must possess strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to residents.
• Observe and review care plans.
• Assist with social activities and supervise junior colleagues.

Skills

Caring nature

Good communication

Relationship building

Flexibility

Engaging persona

Job description

This is a Senior Care Assistant role working for Akari Care in their Royal Quays location. The role involves delivering high-quality care to residents, observing and reviewing care plans, assisting with social activities, and supporting the training and supervision of junior colleagues.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality levels of care to our residents. This includes observing, reviewing, and finalizing 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. You will be part of a supportive and inclusive community within our homes, creating an environment that feels like the residents' personal home.

About us

Akari Care is a care provider that operates several care homes across the UK. They aim to create a warm, comfortable, and supportive environment for their residents, focusing on personalized care and community engagement.

Job responsibilities

Package 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 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.

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's in it for you

• A competitive salary starting at £13.50 per hour up to £14.50 per hour (Depending on Qualification)
• 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 hadn't guessed, our values are:

Our values

• Kind
• Caring
• Community

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant or Care Assistant, with a caring nature, good communication and relationship building skills, and the ability to be flexible and adaptable to changes.

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.