Care Assistant

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension contribution of 3%

Flexible working hours

Wage stream app

Recognition schemes

Retail discounts

Uniform provided

Paid DBS check

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training

Welfare and well-being support

Job summary

NHS is seeking a dedicated Care Assistant in Newcastle upon Tyne. This role involves supporting residents by assisting with daily living tasks and providing outstanding personal care. Ideal candidates should possess a kind and caring demeanor, good communication skills, and the ability to adapt to changing situations.

The position offers flexible working hours, competitive benefits, and a fully funded training program to enhance your skills. If you are committed to making a difference in the lives of residents, we would love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are mentioned, but good communication skills, flexibility, and a kind nature are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living, including personal care and meals.
• Provide outstanding care and respect residents' individual choices.
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure a supportive environment.

Skills

Kind and caring nature

Good communication skills

Flexibility and adaptability

Warm, approachable, and engaging persona

Job description

About the role As a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of outstanding care, collaborating with colleagues and the wider Akari Care team. You will be kind and caring and committed to maintaining an environment in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individuality and dignity, and lead fulfilled lives. You will assist our residents with daily living. Every day is different and could include helping with personal care, meals or simply spending time with them. Working together to make a difference for our residents, we will respect their individual choices by providing personalised care and support. About you Kind and caring nature and enjoys supporting others and working in a team Good communication skills and able to build relationships Flexibility 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.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of outstanding care. You will assist our residents with daily living, which could include helping with personal care, meals, or simply spending time with them. Working together to make a difference, we respect our residents' individual choices by providing personalised care. We seek individuals with a kind and caring nature, good communication skills, and the ability to adapt to changes. Benefits include a competitive salary, employer pension contribution, flexible working hours, wage stream app, recognition schemes, retail discounts, uniform provided, paid DBS check, 28 days annual leave, and fully funded training.

About us

Akari Care is dedicated to providing outstanding care and maintaining the wellbeing of residents by collaborating with colleagues and a wider team. The workplace environment is focused on ensuring residents are valued, respected, retain their individuality and dignity, and lead fulfilled lives. Akari Care emphasizes the importance of a kind and caring approach, good communication, adaptability, and treating everyone with respect. Employees benefit from competitive salaries, pension contributions, flexible working patterns, and access to an engaging community where well-being support is prevalent. Akari Care also invests in ongoing employee development by offering fully funded training.

Job responsibilities

About the role

As a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of outstanding care, collaborating with colleagues and the wider Akari Care team. You will be kind and caring and committed to maintaining an environment in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individuality and dignity, and lead fulfilled lives.

You will assist our residents with daily living. Every day is different and could include helping with personal care, meals or simply spending time with them. Working together to make a difference for our residents, we will respect their individual choices by providing personalised care and support.

About you

• Kind and caring nature and enjoys supporting others and working in a team
• Good communication skills and able to build relationships
• Flexibility 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%
• Flexible working hours and patterns
• We offer Wage stream - an app allowing youaccess to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Recognition schemes, rewarding referral schemes and access to retail discounts
• Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid
• 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
• Fully funded training and development
• An engaging community environment where everyone is respected
• Welfare and well-being support

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications are mentioned, but a kind and caring nature, good communication skills, and flexibility are desirable.

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.