Senior Care Assistant - Nights

Akari Care Limited; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused care provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior Care Assistant to deliver high-quality care to residents. The ideal candidate will support social activities and train junior staff while creating a homelike environment where residents feel respected and valued. The role offers competitive pay starting at £13.50 to £14.50 per hour, plus benefits including training support and annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary starting at £13.50 to £14.50 per hour

Employer Pension contribution of 3%

Recognition and referral schemes

Wagestream for early wage access

Uniform provided and DBS check costs covered

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training and development

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering high-quality care to residents.
• Ability to support training and supervision of junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to residents and assist with social activities.
• Create a homelike environment for residents and their visitors.
• Support training of junior staff.

Skills

Caring nature

Good communication skills

Flexible and adaptable

Warm and approachable persona

Respect for others

Job description

Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales. They are looking for experienced Senior Care Assistants or Care Assistants to join their supportive and inclusive community within their homes.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality levels of care to the residents, including 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 creating an environment where the atmosphere feels like the residents' personal home, catering to all of their individual needs.

About us

Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales. They are looking for experienced and caring individuals to join their supportive and inclusive community within their homes.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales.

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.

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.

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 to £14.50 per hour (Depending on Qualification)
• Employer Pension contribution of 3%,
• Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes,
• We offer Wagestream – 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• You should have a caring nature, good communication and relationship-building skills, be flexible and adaptable to changes, have a warm and approachable persona, and respect 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.