Senior Care Assistant

NHS; Forest Hall; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Senior Care Assistant in Forest Hall. This role entails delivering excellent care, supporting residents' social activities, and training new staff. A competitive salary and benefits, including a pension and personal development support, are offered within a caring environment.

Benefits

Employer Pension Contribution of 3%

Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes

Wage stream access

Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave (full-time)

Fully funded training and development

Support with personal development plans

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Care Assistant or Care Assistant is required.
• Good communication and relationship building skills.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to changes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to residents.
• Observe and review care plans.
• Assist with social activities and train junior colleagues.

Skills

Communication

Relationship Building

Caring Nature

Flexibility

Job description

This role as a Senior Care Assistant at Akari Care in Forest Hall offers a competitive salary, a range of benefits, and the opportunity to work in a supportive and inclusive environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality care to residents, observing and reviewing care plans, assisting with social activities, and supporting the training and supervision of junior colleagues.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Care Assistant will be responsible for delivering the highest quality levels of care to our residents. This includes observing, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting, and coming up with ideas for social activities and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues in an Akari value driven way. The role requires a caring nature, good communication and relationship building skills, flexibility, and a warm, approachable, and engaging persona.

About us

Akari Care is a provider of residential and nursing care homes across the UK. The company is committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment for its staff and residents, with a focus on personalized, kind, and trusted care.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

About the role:

Are you already an experienced Senior Care Assistant or a Care Assistant looking to take the next step within your career? If so, we are looking for exactly the right type of people to be part of our supportive and inclusive community within our homes.

Working alongside the care assistants, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality levels of care to our residents. This includesobserving, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting, and coming up with ideas for social activities and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues in an Akari value driven way.

We look to our trusted care teams to create an environment where the atmosphere feels like our residents personal home, for them and their respective visiting family members, which suits all of their individual needs.

About you

A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach,

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.

Whats in it for you:

A competitive salary starting at £13.50 per hour up to £14.50 per hour (Depending on Qualification)

Employer Pension contribution of 3%,

Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes,

We offer Wage stream - a money management app that you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it.

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

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.

SCORG

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Care Assistant or Care Assistant is required. Candidates should have a caring nature, good communication and relationship building skills, and the ability to be flexible and adaptable to changes.

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.