Care Assistant

As a Care Assistant at Akari Care, you will play a vital role in maintaining the well-being of our residents by providing outstanding care. You will work collaboratively with colleagues and the wider Akari Care team to create an environment where residents are valued, respected, and able to lead fulfilling lives. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include assisting residents with personal care, meals, and engaging them in activities to enhance their quality of life.Main duties of the jobThe Care Assistant role at Akari Care involves providing personalized care and support to our residents. You will help with daily living activities, ensuring the residents' individual needs and preferences are met. Your kind and caring nature, good communication skills, and adaptability will be essential in this role. You will work as part of a team to create a warm, engaging, and respectful community for our residents.About usAkari Care is a care provider committed to delivering exceptional care and support to the residents in its care homes. The organization values personalized, kind, caring, trusted, and community-focused approaches in providing care. Akari Care strives to create an environment where residents can maintain their individuality, dignity, and lead fulfilling lives.Job responsibilitiesPackage Description:About the roleAs a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of outstanding care, working collaboratively 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.Youll 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 youKind and caring nature and enjoys supporting others and working in a teamGood communication skills and able to build relationshipsFlexibility and adaptable to changes at short noticeWarm, approachable, and engaging personaRespect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treatedWhats in it for youA competitive salary of £12.70 per hourEmployer pension contribution of 3%Flexible working hours and patternsWe offer Wage stream - an app allowing youaccess to a percentage of your pay as you earn itRecognition schemes, rewarding referral schemes and access to retail discountsUniform provided and DBS check costs paid28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)Fully funded training and developmentAn engaging community environment where everyone is respectedWelfare and well-being supportWhether 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 hadnt guessed, our values are:KindCaringCommunityIf you share our values then we would love to hear from you.AKSCAPerson SpecificationQualificationsNo specific qualifications are required, but a kind and caring nature, good communication skills, and a willingness to work flexibly and adapt to changes are essential for this role.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr