Home Administrator

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking an experienced Administrator to ensure the smooth operation of their home in South Gosforth. You'll manage HR duties, record-keeping, and health and safety compliance. Strong communication and organizational skills, alongside proficiency in Microsoft Office, are essential. This is a rewarding role aimed at improving the lives of older adults. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

5% pension contribution

28 days annual leave

Uniform provided

Fully funded training

Qualifications

• Extensive administrative experience, preferably in a care setting.
• Strong understanding of needs of older and vulnerable adults.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate record-keeping and HR duties.
• Maintain health and safety compliance.
• Contribute to marketing and training initiatives.

Skills

Excellent administrative skills

Strong communication abilities

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Numeracy skills

Job description

Overview

Akari Care is an award-winning provider of residential and nursing care for older people. They are seeking an experienced Administrator to ensure the smooth and efficient running of one of their homes in South Gosforth. This is an exciting role that touches every area of the home's operations, requiring excellent administrative skills, strong communication abilities, and a genuine passion for caring for the elderly.

Main duties of the job

The Home Administrator will be responsible for a wide range of administrative tasks to support the Home Manager and the wider multi-disciplinary team. This includes ensuring accurate record-keeping, managing HR duties, maintaining health and safety compliance, and contributing to the home's marketing and training initiatives. The successful candidate will need to be highly organized, proficient in Microsoft Office, and able to work collaboratively with the care team to provide the best possible experience for residents.

About us

Akari Care is an award-winning provider of residential and nursing care for older people. They operate a number of high-quality care homes across the North East of England, with a focus on creating a warm, compassionate, and person-centered environment for their residents.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

32 Hours per week over 4 days

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 an Administrator who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.

Working in collaboration and synchronisation with the Home Manager and the wider multi-disciplined teams you will be accountable for ensuring the smooth, efficient running of the home in all aspects of administration. This role which assumes responsibility across many disciplines is an exciting role for a highly experienced Administrator and touches every area of our home. Predominantly using your administrative skillsets, you will be involved in ensuring that you carry out your duties in a highly professional and friendly manner which positively contributes to the business and significantly supports the Home Manager in achieving the Companys aims and objectives as well as dealing with the fundamental day to day operational activities to ensure the smooth running of the home.

You will also participate in, and undertake duties which encourage supportive and open communication, creating value-based and people-centric marketing initiatives. Continual fostering and engagement in personal and colleague training is expected with the aspiration of building highly qualified teams who embrace continuous professional and personal development. Additionally, you will ensure that accurate and up to date Human Resource duties and strict compliance to Health and Safety tasks within the home are fully met.

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.

What we require from you:

• The ability to communicate well at all levels,
• A committed, patient, and caring person with a sense of humour and positive outlook on life,
• Highly self-motivated with an overarching purpose to provide the best service,
• To respect and care for all residents as individuals, ensuring their personal choices and preferences are respected and that individual dignity is acknowledged at all times,
• Excellent numeracy and numerical skills,
• Experienced with all MS Suite of software,
• Confidential and appreciation of professional honesty and integrity,
• Confident team player with ability to control and coordinate areas of own responsibility,
• Genuine interest in working within a care environment including vulnerable adults (including dementia),
• Always striving for continuous personal development,
• Patient, caring, diplomatic and approachable nature,
• Actively and enthusiastically participate in any training or development offered,
• Ensure full understanding and compliance to all health and safety policies and procedures,

Whats in it for you:

• A competitive salary of
• 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
• AKSPO

Person Specification

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have extensive administrative experience, preferably within a care setting, and a strong understanding of the needs of older and vulnerable adults. Excellent communication skills, numerical abilities, and proficiency in Microsoft Office are essential.

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.