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Care Assistant - BankinAcresfordinAcresfordPUBLISHED TUE 17 DEC 2024

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Akari Care LimitedFollow Akari Care Limited

Competitive salary of £12.02 per hour, ensuring fair compensation for your hard work.
Flexible working hours and patterns, allowing for a better work-life balance.
Opportunity for professional growth through fully funded training and development.
Engaging community environment where residents and staff treat each other with respect and kindness.
Recognition schemes and rewarding referral programs, ensuring that your efforts are appreciated.
Generous annual leave policy, offering 28 days of leave per year including Bank Holidays.
Employer pension contribution of 3%, providing a secure financial future.
Akari Care Limited is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Care Assistant to join their team on a flexible, bank basis in Acresford. The role involves providing exceptional support to residents in daily living activities, including personal care, meal assistance, and social engagement. The ideal candidate will have a kind and caring nature, good communication skills, and the ability to work well in a team, while respecting the individuality and dignity of each resident.

Offering a competitive salary of £12.02 per hour, along with various employee benefits such as pension contributions, flexible working hours, training opportunities, and welfare support, Akari Care aims to create a nurturing and respectful community for both residents and staff. Applicants are encouraged to share the company's values of personalisation, kindness, caring, trust, and community.
Competitive salary of £12.02 per hour, ensuring fair compensation for your hard work.
Flexible working hours and patterns, allowing for a better work-life balance.
Opportunity for professional growth through fully funded training and development.
Engaging community environment where residents and staff treat each other with respect and kindness.
Recognition schemes and rewarding referral programs, ensuring that your efforts are appreciated.
Generous annual leave policy, offering 28 days of leave per year including Bank Holidays.
Employer pension contribution of 3%, providing a secure financial future.

Useful skills for a Care Assistant - Bank:
To work as a Care Assistant in the UK, you need a combination of essential skills, personal qualities, and sometimes specific qualifications. Here are the key skills and attributes required:
Essential Skills:
1. Communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with clients, families, and healthcare professionals. Good listening skills are also important.
2. Empathy and Compassion: Understanding and sharing the feelings of others is crucial in providing emotional support to clients.
3. Patience: The ability to remain calm and composed in stressful or challenging situations is vital.
4. Physical Fitness: Care assisting can involve lifting, moving, and supporting clients, so having a good level of physical fitness is important.
5. Observational Skills: Being able to notice changes in a client’s condition or behavior is crucial for providing appropriate care.
6. Time Management: You will often have to manage multiple tasks and prioritize the needs of your clients effectively.
7. Teamwork: Ability to work well with other healthcare professionals to provide the best care possible for clients.
8. Problem-Solving Skills: Finding effective solutions to challenges that arise during care activities.
9. Basic Cooking and Household Skills: Depending on the role, you may be required to prepare meals or assist with household chores.
Personal Qualities:
1. Dependability: Being reliable and punctual is essential in this role.
2. Respectfulness: Treating clients with dignity and respect is fundamental.
3. Adaptability: Being able to adjust your approach based on the individual needs of clients and varying situations.
4. Cultural Sensitivity: Understanding and appreciating diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
Qualifications:
While formal qualifications are not always required, the following can be beneficial:
1. Care Sector Training: Mandatory training may include safeguarding, first aid, infection control, and health and safety.
2. Health and Social Care Qualifications: NVQs or diplomas in Health and Social Care can enhance job prospects.
3. DBS Check: An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is usually required to ensure the safety of vulnerable individuals.
Experience:
Experience in healthcare, social care, or related fields can be advantageous, though entry-level positions may be available for those new to the sector.
Continuous Development:
Many employers encourage or require ongoing training and professional development to keep skills updated and enhance care delivery.
 


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