Senior Care Assistant

Akari Care is looking for an experienced Senior Care Assistant to join their supportive and inclusive community. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality care to residents, assisting with care planning, social activities, and training junior staff. This is an excellent opportunity for a caring and adaptable individual who shares Akari's values of personalization, kindness, and trust. The Senior Care Assistant will be responsible for observing, reviewing, and finalizing 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. They will be expected to create an environment where the atmosphere feels like the residents' personal home, catering to their individual needs. Akari Care is a care home provider that aims to create a supportive and inclusive community for its residents. The organization values personalization, kindness, and trust, and is committed to providing the highest quality of care. Akari Care operates multiple care homes across the UK, including in the Newcastle area. ** Applicants must hold a relevant NVQ LV2 or LV3 **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. ** Applicants must hold a relevant NVQ LV2 or LV3 **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.