Senior Care AssistantNHS
Job summary
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 producing 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 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.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Care Assistant at Akari Care, you will work alongside care assistants to deliver high-quality care to residents. Responsibilities include observing and reviewing care planning needs, assisting with social activities, and supporting the training and supervision of junior colleagues. Our aim is to create a home-like environment for our residents and their families. We seek individuals with a caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility, warmth, and respect for others.
Job 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 producing 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 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.
What is in it for you:
- A competitive salary
- 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 had not guessed, our values are:
- Personalised
- Kind
- Caring
- Trusted
- Community
If you share our values, then we would love to hear from you.
About us
Akari Care is a company that values community and inclusivity in its homes. We strive to create environments where our residents feel at home and their individual needs are met. Our care teams are trusted to deliver personal, kind, and caring services, embodied by our values. We offer competitive salaries, pension contributions, recognition schemes, and training opportunities. We believe in personal development and support our staff with development plans. Akari Care is committed to fostering a trusted and community-driven atmosphere for both residents and staff.