Care Assistant - Weekend Days

NHS; North East; On-site; GBP 1,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider seeks a Care Assistant in Gosforth to deliver outstanding care and support to residents, helping with daily living activities. This role involves working flexibly on weekends, ensuring individual needs are met with kindness and respect.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employer pension contribution

Flexible working hours

Wage stream app

Recognition and referral schemes

Uniform provided

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training

Welfare and well-being support

Qualifications

• Good communication skills essential.
• Kind and caring nature needed.
• Flexible and adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily living activities.
• Provide outstanding care and support.
• Collaborate with colleagues for resident wellbeing.

Skills

Good communication skills

Flexibility

Kind and caring nature

Teamwork

Job description

This is a Care Assistant role at Akari Care in Gosforth, working weekend days. The role involves providing outstanding care and support to residents, helping with daily living activities and ensuring they lead fulfilled lives. The company offers a competitive salary, employer pension contribution, flexible working, and a range of benefits and development opportunities.

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, 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, which 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 us

Akari Care is a care home provider committed to delivering high-quality, person-centered care. They aim to create a warm, welcoming, and engaging environment where residents can thrive. The company values personalization, kindness, care, trust, and a strong sense of community.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

About the role

Saturday and Sunday Required Weekly.

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.

Youll 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

Whats in it for you

A competitive salary of £12.70 per hour

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 hadnt guessed, our values are:

Kind

Caring

Community

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

AKHCA

Person Specification

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have a kind and caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility, and a warm and engaging persona. They should be able to build relationships and respect everyone, treating others as they 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.