Senior Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the care sector is seeking experienced Senior Care Assistants in Gateshead. In this role, you will deliver exceptional care to residents, ensure their needs are met, and support training for junior colleagues, all within a warm and welcoming environment. A competitive hourly rate starting at £13.50, along with additional benefits like employer pension contributions, training opportunities, and leave, is on offer.

Benefits

Employer Pension contribution of 3%

Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes

Access to Wagestream for pay management

Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave including Bank Holidays

Fully funded training and development

Qualifications

• Caring nature to give everyone a personal approach.
• Good communication and relationship-building skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice.

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

Adaptability

Relationship-building

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 be part of 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. 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. You will be expected to create an environment where the atmosphere feels like the residents' personal home, catering to 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 Senior Care Assistants or Care Assistants to be part of 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 hadn't 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.

What's 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 Wagestream - a money management app that allows you to access 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

SCORG

Person Specification

Qualifications

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