Senior Care Assistant

Akari Care Limited; North East; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3% employer pension contribution

Wage stream app for pay access

Uniform provided

DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training and development

Personal development support

Job summary

Akari Care Limited is seeking a dedicated Senior Care Assistant to join our supportive homes in the North East region. You’ll work alongside care teams to deliver the highest quality care, contribute to care planning, and support training and supervision of junior staff, all in a person-centred Akari way.

We welcome experienced carers and those looking to advance; you’ll help create a home-like environment that respects residents’ individual needs, values, and dignity, with ongoing training and

Qualifications

• Caring nature with a personal approach
• Strong communication and relationship skills
• Flexible and adaptable to short notice changes
• Warm, approachable persona
• Respect everyone and treat others as you would like to be treated

Responsibilities

• Deliver the highest quality levels of care to residents; observe, review and finalise care planning needs
• Assist with and contribute ideas for social activities
• Support training and supervision of junior and new colleagues in an Akari value driven way
• Help create a home-like environment that respects residents’ individual needs

Skills

Caring nature

Communication

Flexibility

Warm persona

Respect

Job description

Senior Care Assistant

Company: Akari Care Limited
Job ID: W0033-26-1352
Closing date: 13 December 2026

Job summary

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
• Wage stream, a money management app that gives 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.

Person Specification

• A caring nature with good communication and relationship skills, adaptability, and respect for others.

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, Wallsend, NE28 9RH, United Kingdom
Contact: Recruitment Team, Akari Care, [e-mail]

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