Care Assistant - Nights

Akari-Care; Wallsend; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution 3%

Flexible working hours

Discounts

Uniform provided

DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave

Training and development

Engaging community environment

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Akari Care is seeking a Care Assistant to support residents' wellbeing through outstanding care, working with colleagues and the Akari Care team.

You will be kind and caring, assist with daily living, meals and personal care, and engage residents while respecting individuality and dignity. A flexible, collaborative environment helps us make a difference for our residents.

Qualifications

• Kind and caring nature and enjoys supporting others.
• Good communication skills and ability to build relationships.
• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.
• Warm, approachable and engaging persona; respects everyone.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living including personal care and meals.
• Collaborate with colleagues to provide personalised care and support.

Skills

Kind and caring

Good communication

Flexibility

Warm and approachable

Respectful

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. 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’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 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 hadn’t guessed, our values are:

• Kind
• Caring
• CommunIty

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

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

• 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

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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