Senior Care Assistant - Days

Integrated Care System; 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. The ideal candidate will have a caring nature, excellent communication skills, and the ability to support and work with junior team members while ensuring a homely atmosphere for the residents. This position offers a competitive hourly wage, pension contribution, and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Competitive salary starting at CAD $13.50 per hour

Employer Pension contribution of 3%

Recognition and rewarding referral schemes

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training and development

Qualifications

• A caring nature to give a personal approach.
• Good communication and relationship-building skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to residents.
• Observe, review, and finalise care plans.
• Support training and supervision of junior colleagues.

Skills

Good communication skills

Relationship-building skills

Flexibility

Warm and engaging persona

Education

Experience as a Senior Care Assistant or Care Assistant

Job description

This is a Senior Care Assistant role at Akari Care in Royal Quays. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality care to residents, observing and reviewing care plans, and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues. The role offers a competitive salary, pension contribution, recognition schemes, and opportunities for personal development.

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 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. You will be required to create an environment where the atmosphere feels like our residents' personal home, for them and their visiting family members, which suits all of their individual needs.

About us

Akari Care is a care provider that operates homes across the UK. They are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive community for their residents, with a focus on delivering personalized, kind, and trusted care.

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

Whats 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:

• 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 a Care Assistant looking to progress in their career. A caring nature, good communication and relationship-building skills, flexibility, and a warm and engaging persona are 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.