Care Assistant

Akari Care Limited; Butt Green; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform provided

DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training and development

Pension contribution 3%

Wage stream access

Job summary

Akari Care Limited is seeking an experienced Senior Care Assistant or a Care Assistant looking to progress their career. You will work alongside care teams to deliver the highest standard of care, supporting and supervising junior colleagues in a values-driven environment.

You will help observe, review and finalise care planning, contribute ideas for social activities, and maintain warm, personal relationships with residents and visiting family members.

Qualifications

• Caring approach with personalised care.
• Strong communication with residents and families.
• Able to adapt quickly to changing care needs.
• Friendly, approachable and respectful to all.
• Commitment to value-driven care and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality levels of care to residents.
• Observe and review care planning needs and finalise plans.
• Assist and contribute ideas for social activities.
• Support training and supervision of junior/new colleagues.

Skills

Caring nature

Communication

Flexible/adaptable

Warm & engaging

Respectful persona

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.

• 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.
  A competitive salary
• 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:

• Personalised
• Kind
• Caring
• Trusted
• Community

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