Senior Care Assistant - Nights

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

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a Senior Care Assistant in Whitley Bay. This role involves delivering high-quality care to residents, managing care plans, and leading junior staff. If you have a caring nature and strong communication skills, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension contribution of 3%

Recognition and referral schemes

Wage stream access

Uniform provided

DBS check costs covered

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training and development

Qualifications

• Applicants should have a caring nature and good communication skills.
• Must be flexible and adaptable to changes.
• Engaging persona and respect for everyone is important.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to residents, including care planning and social activities.
• Support training and supervision of junior colleagues.
• Create a homely environment catering to individual needs.

Skills

Caring nature

Good communication

Relationship building

Flexibility

Approachable persona

Job description

This role is for an experienced Senior Care Assistant or a Care Assistant looking to take the next step in their career. You will be responsible for 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

The Senior Care Assistant will work alongside care assistants to deliver the highest quality of care to 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 successful candidate will 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 high-quality care services, with a focus on creating a personalized, kind, caring, and community-driven environment for their residents. They are committed to supporting their staff and providing them with opportunities for personal and professional development.

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

• Applicants should have a caring nature, good communication and relationship-building skills, and the ability to be flexible and adaptable to changes. They should also have a warm, approachable, and engaging persona, and a respect for everyone, treating others as they 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.