Care Assistant Days

Akari-Care; Forest Hall; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer pension 3%

Flexible hours

Wage stream access

Discounts & perks

Uniform provided

Job summary

Akari Care is seeking a Care Assistant to support residents with daily living, including personal care and meals, while delivering compassionate, person-centred care. You will work within a team to ensure residents are valued, respected and maintain their dignity, enabling them to lead fulfilled lives.

The role emphasizes kindness, strong communication, flexibility, and a warm, engaging approach, with commitment to treating everyone with respect and to delivering personalised care.

Qualifications

• Kind and caring nature and enjoys supporting others and working in a team.
• Good communication skills and able to build relationships.
• Flexible 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, including personal care and meals.
• Provide companionship and support to enhance residents' wellbeing.
• Collaborate with colleagues to maintain residents' dignity, individuality and valued life.

Skills

Kind & caring

Good communication

Flexibility

Warm & engaging

Respectful demeanor

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.

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.

Akari Care is proudly working towards achieving Veteran Friendly Framework status across all of our homes, demonstrating our commitment to supporting those who have served. We warmly welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community and value the skills, experience, and dedication that they bring to our teams.

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