Senior Care Assistant

Akari Care Limited; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer Pension 3%

Uniform provided

DBS costs paid

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training

Wage stream access

Job summary

Akari Care Limited in Wakefield is seeking an experienced Senior Care Assistant or a Care Assistant ready to progress. You will work alongside care teams to deliver the highest quality care, observe and finalise care plans, support social activities, and help train junior colleagues within our values-driven approach.

At Akari Care, we emphasise a home-like environment where residents and their families feel welcome.

Qualifications

• Caring nature with a person-centered approach.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.
• Warm, approachable and engaging persona.
• Respect others and treat people as you would like to be treated.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care and support residents.
• Assist with care planning and activities.
• Support training and supervision of junior staff.
• Foster a home-like atmosphere in the homes.

Skills

Caring nature

Strong communication

Relationship building

Adaptable

Warm and engaging

Respectful

Job description

Job summary
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 includes observing, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting, and producing 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 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.

What is in it for you

• A competitive salary
• 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 had not guessed, our values are:

• Personalised
• Kind
• Caring
• Trusted
• Community

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

About us
Akari Care is committed to providing excellent care within a supportive and inclusive community environment. We strive to ensure the highest quality levels of care are consistently delivered to our residents. Our team is dedicated to creating a home-like atmosphere for our residents and their families. We value the contribution of every team member in fostering an environment where individual needs are respected and catered to. Akari Care values personalisation, kindness, caring, trust, and a strong sense of community. We recognise and reward our staff through competitive salaries, recognition schemes, and opportunities for personal development, making Akari Care an employer of choice.

Job responsibilities
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 includes observing, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting, and producing 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 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.

What is in it for you

• A competitive salary
• 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 had not guessed, our values are:

• Personalised
• Kind
• Caring
• Trusted
• Community

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

Qualifications
Essential

• 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.

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.