Care Assistant - Weekend Days

Akari Care Limited

The closing date is 13 April 2025

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Job summary

This job is for a Care Assistant role at Akari Care in Gosforth. The role involves providing outstanding care and support to residents, helping with daily living tasks and ensuring a positive environment. The job is a permanent, weekend-only position with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Main duties of the job

As 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. You'll assist our residents with daily living, including helping with personal care, meals, and simply spending time with them.

About us

Akari Care is a care provider that operates care homes across the UK. They are committed to providing high-quality, personalized care to their residents and creating a supportive and inclusive environment. Akari Care values include being personalized, kind, caring, trusted, and community-focused.

Date posted

17 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.02 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1241142890

Job locations

Akari Care

Gosforth

NE3 4NB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

About the role

Saturday and Sunday Required Weekly.

As 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 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

Whats in it for you

A competitive salary of £12.02per hour

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 hadnt guessed, our values are:

Personalised

Kind

Caring

Trusted

Community

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

AKHCA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

About the role

Saturday and Sunday Required Weekly.

As 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 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

Whats in it for you

A competitive salary of £12.02per hour

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 hadnt guessed, our values are:

Personalised

Kind

Caring

Trusted

Community

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

AKHCA

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required, but the job description emphasizes the need for a kind and caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility, and a warm and engaging persona.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • No specific qualifications are required, but the job description emphasizes the need for a kind and caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility, and a warm and engaging persona.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Akari Care Limited

Address

Akari Care

Gosforth

NE3 4NB


Employer's website

https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Akari Care Limited

Address

Akari Care

Gosforth

NE3 4NB


Employer's website

https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Akari Care

recruitment@akaricare.co.uk

Date posted

17 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12.02 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1241142890

Job locations

Akari Care

Gosforth

NE3 4NB


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