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Care Assistant - Bank

NHS

Job Description

Job summary

About the role As a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of outstanding care, collaborating with colleagues and the wider Akari Care team. You will be kind and caring and committed to maintaining an environment in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individuality and dignity, and lead fulfilled lives. You will assist our residents with daily living. Every day is different and could include helping with personal care, meals or simply spending time with them. Working together to make a difference for our residents, we will respect their individual choices by providing personalised care and support. About you Kind and caring nature and enjoys supporting others and working in a team Good communication skills and able to build relationships Flexibility and adaptable to changes at short notice Warm, approachable, and engaging persona Respect everyone, treating others as you woul

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at Akari Care, your primary responsibilities include assisting residents with daily living activities, ensuring their wellbeing through outstanding care, and supporting a respectful environment. You will help with personal care, meals, and spend time with residents while respecting their individual choices with personalized care. You should have a kind, caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility to adapt to changes, and a warm, engaging persona. A competitive salary, pension contribution, flexible working hours, and access to salary as you earn it through Wage stream are some of the benefits, along with recognition schemes, retail discounts, uniform provision, and a DBS check. You'll receive 28 days of annual leave, fully funded training, and will work in an engaging community supporting well-being.

About us

Akari Care is committed to creating an environment where residents are valued and respected, retaining their individuality and dignity. They aim to make a difference in their residents' lives by providing personalized care and support. The organization values kind, caring individuals who enjoy working in a team and have good communication skills. Akari Care offers competitive compensation, flexible working hours, and comprehensive benefits including employer pension contributions, access to wages as they are earned, retail discounts, and recognition schemes. Uniforms are provided at no cost, and DBS checks are covered by the company. They ensure a supportive, engaging community atmosphere that prioritizes residents' well-being and fully funds training and development for staff members.

Job responsibilities

About the role

As a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of outstanding care, collaborating with colleagues and the wider Akari Care team. You will be kind and caring and committed to maintaining an environment in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individuality and dignity, and lead fulfilled lives.

You will assist our residents with daily living. Every day is different and could include helping with personal care, meals or simply spending time with them. Working together to make a difference for our residents, we will respect their individual choices by providing personalised care and support.

About you

  • Kind and caring nature and enjoys supporting others and working in a team
  • Good communication skills and able to build relationships
  • Flexibility 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%
  • Flexible working hours and patterns
  • We offer Wage stream - an app allowing youaccess to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
  • Recognition schemes, rewarding referral schemes and access to retail discounts
  • Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid
  • 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
  • Fully funded training and development
  • An engaging community environment where everyone is respected
  • Welfare and well-being support

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Kind and caring nature, good communication skills, adaptability, and teamwork ability

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Akari Care Limited

Address

Akari Care

North Shields

NE29 6XP

Employer's website

https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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