Care Assistant

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Employer Pension contribution 3%

Wage stream – access to pay as you go

Uniform provided and DBS costs paid

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training and development

Personal development plans support

Job summary

Akari Care is seeking an experienced Senior Care Assistant to work alongside care assistants to deliver high-quality care to residents. This includes observing, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting with social activities and supporting the training and supervision of junior colleagues in an Akari value driven way.

We create an environment where the atmosphere feels like residents' personal home, for them and their visiting families, with a warm, respectful and flexible

Qualifications

• Caring nature and personal approach to residents.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.
• Warm, approachable, and engaging with residents and families.

Responsibilities

• Observing, reviewing and finalising care planning needs.
• Assisting with social activities for residents.
• Supporting training and supervision of junior colleagues in line with Akari values.

Skills

Caring nature

Good communication

Flexible and adaptable

Warm and engaging persona

Respectful

Job description

Job Overview

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. Senior Care Assistant at Akari Care, you will work alongside care assistants to deliver high-quality care to 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Observing, reviewing and finalising care planning needs
• Assisting with social activities
• Supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues in an Akari value driven way

Required Attributes

• 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

Values

• Personalised
• Kind
• Caring
• TrustedCommunity

Benefits and Salary

• 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