Senior Care Assistant

NHS; Whitley Bay; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking an experienced Senior Care Assistant in Whitley Bay to provide high-quality care to residents. This role involves overseeing care plans, assisting with social activities, and mentoring junior staff within a community-focused environment. Ideal candidates should share values of kindness and support to enhance the residents' quality of life.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employer pension contribution of 3%

Recognition and rewarding referral schemes

Access to wage stream app

Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave including Bank Holidays

Fully funded training and development

Support with personal development plans

Qualifications

• Candidates should have a caring nature, good communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to adapt to changes at short notice.
• Warm, approachable, and engaging mindset.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highest quality levels of care to residents.
• Observe, review, and finalize care planning needs.
• Support training and supervision of junior colleagues.

Skills

Caring nature

Communication skills

Relationship building

Flexibility

Approachable persona

Education

Experience as a Care Assistant or Senior Care Assistant

Job description

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Senior Care Assistant or a Care Assistant looking to take the next step in their career. The role involves delivering high-quality care to residents, observing and reviewing care plans, assisting with social activities, and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues. The company values include being personalized, kind, caring, trusted, and community-focused.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality levels of care to our residents. This includes observing, reviewing, and finalizing 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 aim is to create an environment where the atmosphere feels like the residents' personal home, catering to their individual needs and those of their visiting family members.

About us

Akari Care is a supportive and inclusive community within their care homes, dedicated to providing high-quality care and support to their residents. They are looking for individuals who share their values of being personalized, kind, caring, trusted, and community-focused.

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

• Experienced Senior Care Assistant or Care Assistant looking to progress in their career. Candidates should have a caring nature, good communication and relationship-building skills, flexibility, and a warm, approachable, and engaging persona.

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.