Care Home Assistant Practitioner CHAPS

Akari Care Limited; Choppington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning care home provider is seeking a Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAPS) in Choppington. The role involves assisting in high-quality, personalized care delivery for elderly residents alongside nursing staff. Candidates must possess a CHAPS certification, good communication, and leadership skills. The position offers a competitive salary of £15.74 per hour and additional benefits including training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension contribution of 5%

Fully funded training and development

28 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Care Home Assistant Practitioner Certification is required.
• Ability to lead by example and motivate a team.
• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of high-quality, personalized care.
• Support the physical, mental, and emotional needs of residents.
• Collaborate with nurses to provide nursing assistance.

Skills

Care Home Assistant Practitioner Certification

Good communication skills

Leadership abilities

Flexible and adaptable

Job description

This is a nights role for a Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAPS) at Akari Care, an award-winning care home provider. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of high-quality, personalized care to the elderly residents, working collaboratively with the nursing team to support their day-to-day needs.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAPS), you will play a fundamental and integral role in the care team, supporting the physical, mental, and emotional needs of the residents. You will work alongside the nurses to provide nursing assistance, allowing the nurses to focus on more complex care requirements. The role requires a caring nature, the ability to lead by example, good communication skills, and a flexible and adaptable approach to changes.

About us

Akari Care is an award-winning care home provider that aims to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and offered personalized care. They are seeking a passionate and compassionate individual to join their dedicated care team in Choppington.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAPS)

If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve.

We now seek a Care Home Assistant Practitioner who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.

Playing a fundamental and integral part of our united and extended care team you will assist in looking after the physical, mental and emotional needs of our residents to help us deliver the highest quality of, individualised care they require.

As one of our Care Home Assistant Practitioners (CHAPs) you will collaboratively work alongside our fully trained Nurses to support and assist with the day to day nursing needs of our residents, thus allowing our Nurses the time and resource to tend to the needs of the more complex nursing requirements of some of our residents.

By showing us you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require.

Whilst undertaking a wide range of duties which support the highest quality of personalised medical and clinical care to our residents, you will also help and cooperate with colleagues, family members and our extended range of external qualified professionals which make up our overall care community, to fulfil our aim of helping to maintain the identity and dignity of our residents with a focus on living life to the fullest for each individual.

What we require from you:

• Care Home Assistant Practitioner Certification
• A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach
• Proven ability to lead by example, motivate a team and delegate effectively
• Have a coaching style leadership mentality to empower your colleagues
• Good communication and relationship building skills
• Flexible 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 £15.74 Per Hour
• Pension contribution of 5%
• Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes
• Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid
• 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
• Fully funded training and development
• Support with personal development plans
• The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally
• An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included

AKSCA

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You will need a Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAPS) Certification to be eligible for this role.

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.