Package Description:

Akari Care is a family of Residential Care Homes spread across the UK, with the largest concentration of homes in the north-east.

An opportunity has arisen to join Akari Care’s finance team, as credit controller at our Leeds Support Centre, based in the centre of Leeds.

As a credit controller you are to manage the timely collection of a portfolio of residential Care home debtors. You are also to collect care fees from self-funding and local government authority residents.

Previous experience of working within social/health care business would be advantageous but is not necessarily a pre-requisite for this role.

Job Title: Credit Controller       

Reporting to: Credit Control, Sales Ledger, Contracts Manager

 Duties and Key Responsibilities:

• Minimise the aging of debt and retain levels set by the CM

• Manage the collection of debt through written and verbal communication

• Establish relationships with individuals and local authorities to ensure timely payments

• Meeting monthly and quarterly cash/debtor day targets set by the FC/CM

• Attend monthly debtor’s meetings to discuss the management of debts

• Follow the agreed company policy of debt escalation

• Other Ad-hoc duties

Person Specification:

• 5 Years minimum experience within a credit control environment

• Ability to communicate appropriately, sensitively and maintain confidentiality

• Self-disciplined and efficient, with a flexible and proactive nature

• Excellent written communication skills

• Solid team working skills

• Ability to establish and maintain good client relationships, both internally and externally at all levels

• Ability to reconcile complex accounts and have excellent attention to detail

• Experienced in Excel and Microsoft Office packages

• Knowledge of software of software packages such as SAGE

• Ability to work to deadlines

Benefits:

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Regular team events

Monday to Friday

AKSPO

Package Description:

If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve. 

We now seek a Cook who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people. 

An important part of the day for our residents is based around mealtimes. At Akari Care we take great pride in ensuring that what is prepared in the kitchen is of outstanding quality, wholesome and nutritious. At the same time, we always ensure that we are mindful and conscientious about individual needs, religious and cultural backgrounds. We continually assess how this might impact meal choices, alongside making sure that all of our residents feel that they have a personalised service. 

As the pivotal link between the kitchen and the serving areas you will have the autonomy to create menus, plate up and arrange food trollies in an attractive way in order for our residents to gain enthusiasm and a stimulated appetite to eat. 

Playing a fundamental and integral part of our united and extended care team you will be afforded the scope to coach a team into creating ideas and seeing them through as part of their own personal development needs. 

By showing us, you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require. 

What we require from you:  

• City & Guilds 706 – 1&2, or equivalent (achieved or working towards) 

• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate 

• Head chef or Head Cook experience with similar environment /surrounding 

• Supervisory or Line Management experience 

• A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach 

• Proven ability to lead by example, motivate a team and delegate effectively 

• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice 

• Warm, approachable, and engaging persona 

• Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated 

• Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents 

What’s in it for you:  

• A competitive salary £13.02

• Pension contribution of 5% 

• Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes 

• Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid 

• 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays) 

• Flexible working patterns 

• Fully funded training and development 

• Support with personal development plans 

• The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally  

• An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included

AKOTH

Package Description:

About the role and Akari Care

Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales.

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. 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.

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 hadn’t guessed, our values are:

·        PersonAlised

·        Kind

·        CAring

·        TRusted

·        CommunIty

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

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

What’s in it for you

·        A competitive salary of £12.70 per hour

·        Employer pension contribution of 3%

·        Flexible working hours and patterns

·        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 wellbeing support 

AKSCA

Package Description:

*** Applicants must hold a relevant NVQ LV2 or LV3 to be considered ***

Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales.

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 coming up with 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 of their individual needs. 

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 hadn’t guessed, our values are:

·        Personalised

·        Kind

·        Caring

·        Trusted

·        CommunIty

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

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’s in it for you: 

·        A competitive salary starting at £13.50 to £14.50 per hour (Depending on Qualification)

·        Employer Pension contribution of 3%,

·        Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes,

·        We offer Wagestream - 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

Package Description:

If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve. 

We now seek a Cook who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people. 

An important part of the day for our residents is based around mealtimes. At Akari Care we take great pride in ensuring that what is prepared in the kitchen is of outstanding quality, wholesome and nutritious. At the same time, we always ensure that we are mindful and conscientious about individual needs, religious and cultural backgrounds. We continually assess how this might impact meal choices, alongside making sure that all of our residents feel that they have a personalised service. 

As the pivotal link between the kitchen and the serving areas you will have the autonomy to create menus, plate up and arrange food trollies in an attractive way in order for our residents to gain enthusiasm and a stimulated appetite to eat. 

Playing a fundamental and integral part of our united and extended care team you will be afforded the scope to coach a team into creating ideas and seeing them through as part of their own personal development needs. 

By showing us, you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require. 

What we require from you:  

• City & Guilds 706 – 1&2, or equivalent (achieved or working towards) 

• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate 

• Head chef or Head Cook experience with similar environment /surrounding 

• Supervisory or Line Management experience 

• A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach 

• Proven ability to lead by example, motivate a team and delegate effectively 

• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice 

• Warm, approachable, and engaging persona 

• Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated 

• Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents 

What’s in it for you:  

• A competitive salary 

• Pension contribution of 5% 

• Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes 

• Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid 

• 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays) 

• Flexible working patterns 

• Fully funded training and development 

• Support with personal development plans 

• The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally  

• An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included

AKOTH

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.

Package Description:

** This role is 44 Hours per week **

About the role and Akari Care

Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales.

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. 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.

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 hadn’t guessed, our values are:

·        Personalised

·        Kind

·        Caring

·        Trusted

·        CommunIty

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

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

What’s in it for you

·        A competitive salary of £12.70 per hour

·        Employer pension contribution of 3%

·        Flexible working hours and patterns

·        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 wellbeing support 

AKSCA

Package Description:

If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve. 

We now seek a Cook who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people. 

An important part of the day for our residents is based around mealtimes. At Akari Care we take great pride in ensuring that what is prepared in the kitchen is of outstanding quality, wholesome and nutritious. At the same time, we always ensure that we are mindful and conscientious about individual needs, religious and cultural backgrounds. We continually assess how this might impact meal choices, alongside making sure that all of our residents feel that they have a personalised service. 

As the pivotal link between the kitchen and the serving areas you will have the autonomy to create menus, plate up and arrange food trollies in an attractive way in order for our residents to gain enthusiasm and a stimulated appetite to eat. 

Playing a fundamental and integral part of our united and extended care team you will be afforded the scope to coach a team into creating ideas and seeing them through as part of their own personal development needs. 

By showing us, you can match our values with the right desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require. 

What we require from you:  

• City & Guilds 706 – 1&2, or equivalent (achieved or working towards) 

• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate 

• Head chef or Head Cook experience with similar environment /surrounding 

• Supervisory or Line Management experience 

• A caring nature to give everyone a personal approach 

• Proven ability to lead by example, motivate a team and delegate effectively 

• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice 

• Warm, approachable, and engaging persona 

• Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated 

• Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents 

What’s in it for you:  

• A competitive salary 

• Pension contribution of 5% 

• Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes 

• Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid 

• 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays) 

• Flexible working patterns 

• Fully funded training and development 

• Support with personal development plans 

• The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally  

• An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included

AKOTH

Package Description:

If you are passionate about caring for the elderly and want to build a long-term career in one of our award-winning homes, then look no further than Akari Care. Our aim is to create an environment where our residents are valued, respected, and are offered the personalised care they deserve. 

We now seek a Deputy Manager who is passionate about, and thrives on, making a real and positive difference to the lives of older people. 

Working in collaboration and harmony with the Home Manager and the wider multi-disciplined teams you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth, efficient running of the home. This highly diverse role will at times have challenging moments, however the innermost reward you and the team receive from our residents pure gratefulness to us, is what creates the true incentive behind this role.  

The duties of our Deputy Managers are vast and varied and include all aspects which touch upon excellent nursing and residential care, open and individualised communication, supporting and maintaining budgetary and financial controls and, being personally accountable for Human Resources. You will always act in the best interests for all involved, promoting engaging and creative marketing initiatives, guiding and coaching colleagues to actively pursue training and development and undertaking the same for your own professional and personal growth journey. 

On both a personal basis and through supervision of the teams, you will give your undivided attention and care to all areas of the home from the laundering of residents personal items through to dealing with a highly complex emergency such as a serious accident or break out of an infectious disease. No matter what the situation you will portray the confidence of a flexible leader and impart your knowledge to all other colleagues to ensure they adhere to the same exacting high standards. 

By showing us you can match our values with the desire for personalised excellence, community spirit and a kind, caring and compassionate nature, we, in return, can offer you a career developing your knowledge, skills and abilities to support vulnerable adults with the care their individual needs require. 

What we require from you:  

• Minimum Level 4 NVQ in Health and Social Care 

• Experience of working within health care sector 

• Management / Leadership experience (essential) and qualification (desirable) 

• Hold an NMC (Nursing and Midwifery) certificate with an active PIN 

• A caring nature with ability to give everyone a personal approach 

• Flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice 

• Work well under pressure without negative impact to those around you 

• Warm, approachable, and engaging persona 

• Respect everyone, treating others as you would expect to be treated 

• Resilient and adaptable to differing needs of colleagues and residents 

What’s in it for you:  

• A competitive salary 

• Pension contribution of 5% 

• Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes 

• Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid 

• 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays) 

• Flexible working patterns 

• Annual NMC fees paid 

• Fully funded training and development 

• Support with personal development plans 

• The opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally  

• An engaging community environment where everyone is respected and included 

Package Description:

Akari Care is a family of Residential Care Homes spread across the UK, with the largest concentration of homes in the north-east.

An opportunity has arisen to join Akari Care’s finance team, as credit controller at our Leeds Support Centre, based in the centre of Leeds.

As a credit controller you are to manage the timely collection of a portfolio of residential Care home debtors. You are also to collect care fees from self-funding and local government authority residents.

Previous experience of working within social/health care business would be advantageous but is not necessarily a pre-requisite for this role.

Job Title: Credit Controller       

Reporting to: Credit Control, Sales Ledger, Contracts Manager

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

 Duties and Key Responsibilities:

• Minimise the aging of debt and retain levels set by the CM

• Manage the collection of debt through written and verbal communication

• Establish relationships with individuals and local authorities to ensure timely payments

• Meeting monthly and quarterly cash/debtor day targets set by the FC/CM

• Attend monthly debtor’s meetings to discuss the management of debts

• Follow the agreed company policy of debt escalation

• Other Ad-hoc duties

Person Specification:

• 5 Years minimum experience within a credit control environment

• Ability to communicate appropriately, sensitively and maintain confidentiality

• Self-disciplined and efficient, with a flexible and proactive nature

• Excellent written communication skills

• Solid team working skills

• Ability to establish and maintain good client relationships, both internally and externally at all levels

• Ability to reconcile complex accounts and have excellent attention to detail

• Experienced in Excel and Microsoft Office packages

• Knowledge of software of software packages such as SAGE

• Ability to work to deadlines

Benefits:

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Regular team events

Monday to Friday

AKSPO