The Bank Senior Care Assistant role at Akari Care in Gateshead involves delivering high-quality care to residents, observing and reviewing care plans, and supporting the training and supervision of junior colleagues. The successful candidate will have a recognised NVQ Level 2 or 3, a caring nature, good communication skills, and the ability to create a welcoming environment for residents and their families.
Main duties of the job
As a Bank Senior Care Assistant at Akari Care, 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. You will be part of a supportive and inclusive community within our homes, where you will create an environment that feels like a personal home for our residents and their families.
About us
Akari Care is a care home provider that aims to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for its residents. The company values personalized, kind, caring, trusted, and community-focused care, and is looking for colleagues who share these values.
Job responsibilities
** Applicants must have a recognised NVQ LV2 or 3 **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:
* 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:
* Kind
* Caring
* Community
If you share our values, then we would love to hear from you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Applicants must have a recognised NVQ Level 2 or 3.
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.
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