Senior Care Assistant (Days)

NHS; Gateshead; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An NHS care facility in Gateshead is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to deliver high-quality care, support junior staff, and foster a warm and engaging environment. Candidates should possess strong communication skills, a caring nature, and flexibility to thrive in a dynamic setting. Attractive salary and benefits including fully funded training and annual leave are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary starting at £13.50 per hour

Employer Pension contribution of 3%

Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes

Wage stream - access to a percentage of pay as you earn

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

• Caring nature, good communication and relationship-building skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability to changes at short notice.
• Warm, approachable, and engaging persona.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality care to residents, observe and review care plans.
• Assist with social activities and support the training of junior colleagues.
• Create a personal home-like atmosphere for residents and families.

Skills

Caring nature

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Flexibility

Engaging persona

Job description

This is an 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.

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 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. You will be part of a supportive and inclusive community, creating an environment where the atmosphere feels like our residents' personal home, for them and their visiting family members, which suits all of their individual needs.

About us

Akari Care is a provider of high-quality care homes that offer a supportive and inclusive environment for their residents. They are committed to creating a personal and caring atmosphere where residents and their families feel at home.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

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 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.

AKSEN

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You should have a caring nature, good communication and relationship-building skills, flexibility and adaptability, and a warm, approachable, and engaging persona. You should also have respect for everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated.

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.