Care Assistant

As a Care Assistant, you will be responsible for maintaining the wellbeing of residents through outstanding care. This involves assisting with daily activities, including personal care and meals, while collaborating with colleagues to provide a supportive environment. The role requires a kind, caring nature, good communication skills, and flexibility to adapt to changes. Akari Care values individual choice, dignity, and respect, offering competitive salaries, pension contributions, flexible work hours, wage streaming, recognition schemes, and discounts. Additionally, uniforms and DBS check costs are covered, with 28 days annual leave provided. Training and community engagement are emphasized.

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.

What is in it for you.

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:

If you share our values, then we would love to hear from you.

Akari Care is dedicated to providing exceptional care for its residents, focusing on respect, dignity, and fulfilling lives. The organisation encourages a warm and caring environment where individuality is valued, and personal choices are respected. Akari Care offers a competitive salary along with benefits such as employer pension contributions, flexible working patterns, and wage streaming apps for accessing pay early. Recognition schemes and access to retail discounts are available, and uniforms are provided. The company invests in fully-funded training and development to enhance staff skills and ensure high-quality care at all times.

Qualifications

Essential: - Kind and caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility, respected approach to treating others