Care Assistant - Days

NHS; Wallsend; On-site; GBP 1,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused care provider is seeking a Care Assistant to join their team in Wallsend. In this role, you will assist residents with daily living activities, providing personal care and companionship. Ideal candidates will possess a kind and caring nature, strong communication skills, and the ability to build relationships. This position offers a competitive salary of £12.70 per hour and various employee benefits including flexible working hours, training, and development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employer pension contribution of 3%

Flexible working hours

Recognition and referral schemes

Access to retail discounts

Uniform provided

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training

Welfare and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Kind and caring nature, enjoys supporting others.
• Good communication skills and able to build relationships.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changes at short notice.
• Warm, approachable, and engaging persona.
• Respect everyone and treat others as expected.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities.
• Help with personal care, meals, and companionship.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to provide personalized care.

Skills

Good communication skills

Kind and caring nature

Flexibility

Ability to build relationships

Warm and engaging persona

Job description

Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales. As a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of outstanding care, working collaboratively with colleagues and the wider Akari Care team.

Responsibilities

You’ll 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.

Whether you are an experienced carer or starting a career in care, we are looking for colleagues who can make a difference for our residents within Akari Care. In case you hadnt guessed, our values are:

Kind

Caring

CommunIty

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

About us

Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales. The company\'s values are Personalised, Kind, Caring, Trusted, and Community.

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\'s in it for you

A competitive salary of £12.70 per hour

Employer pension contribution of 3%

Flexible working hours and patterns

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 wellbeing support

AKSCA

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You should have a kind and caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility, and a warm, approachable, and engaging persona. You should also respect everyone and treat others as you would expect to be treated.

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.