Care Assistant - Bank

Akari Care Limited; Blyth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform provided

DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave

Pension contribution 3%

Flexible working hours and patterns

Wage stream app access

Recognition schemes and retail-disount

Discounts

Job summary

Akari Care Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking a compassionate Care Assistant to support residents with daily living, meals, personal care, and companionship. You will work as part of a caring team to promote wellbeing and preserve dignity.

We value kindness, respect, and reliability, with flexible hours, DBS costs paid, uniform provided, and access to training and a pension scheme. If you share our values, we would love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living tasks and activities.
• Provide personal care, meals, and companionship as required.
• Support residents to maintain individuality, dignity and wellbeing.

Skills

Kind and caring

Communication skills

Adaptability

Engaging personality

Respectful attitude

Job description

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.

• 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
• A competitive salary
• Employer pension contribution of 3%
• Flexible working hours and patterns
• We offer Wage stream - an app allowing you access 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:

• Personalised
• Kind
• Caring
• Trusted
• Community

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