Senior Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local care provider is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to join their team in Newcastle upon Tyne. The role involves delivering high-quality care to residents, assisting with care planning, and supporting the training of new colleagues. Candidates should have excellent communication skills and a caring nature. The position offers a competitive salary starting at £13.50 per hour and additional benefits including a pension contribution and fully funded training.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employer Pension contribution of 3%

Recognition schemes

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the highest quality levels of care to residents.
• Assist with care planning needs and social activities.
• Support training and supervision of junior colleagues.

Skills

Good communication

Relationship building skills

Flexibility

Caring nature

Approachable persona

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 their 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 creating an environment where the atmosphere feels like the residents' personal home, for them and their respective visiting family members, which suits 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.

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.

Our Values

Our values are:

• Kind
• Caring
• Community

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

About You

You will have:

• 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

We offer:

• 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
• 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

The successful candidate will have a caring nature, good communication and relationship building skills, flexibility and adaptability to changes at short notice, a warm, approachable, and engaging persona, and 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.