This Care Assistant role at Akari Care in Gateshead provides an opportunity to play a key part in maintaining the wellbeing of residents through the provision of outstanding care. You will work collaboratively with colleagues to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and able to lead fulfilled lives.
Main duties of the job
As a Care Assistant, you will assist our residents with daily living tasks, including personal care, meals, and spending quality time with them. Every day will be different, and you will need to be kind, caring, and committed to providing personalized support. Good communication skills, flexibility, and a warm, engaging persona are essential for this role.
About us
Akari Care is a provider of high-quality care services, with a focus on creating an environment where residents can thrive. The company is committed to its core values of being personalized, kind, caring, trusted, and community-oriented. Akari Care offers a supportive and rewarding work environment, with a range of benefits to support its employees.
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.
* 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:
* Kind
* Caring
* Community
If you share our values, then we would love to hear from you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* No specific qualifications are required, but experience in a care setting and a genuine passion for supporting others would be beneficial.
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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