Senior Care Assistant (Days)

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care home provider in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to deliver high-quality care. Responsibilities include observing and reviewing care plans, supporting social activities, and training junior colleagues. The role offers a competitive salary of £13.50 to £14.50 per hour and opportunities for training and personal development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employer pension contribution of 3%

Recognition schemes

Wage stream access

Uniform provided

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant or Care Assistant is required.
• Good communication and relationship-building skills are essential.
• Must be flexible and adaptable to changes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to residents.
• Observe, review, and finalize care plans.
• Assist with social activities and train junior colleagues.

Skills

Caring nature

Good communication skills

Flexible and adaptable

Warm and engaging persona

Job description

Job Summary

This is a Senior Care Assistant role at Akari Care, a supportive and inclusive care home community in West Denton. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high‑quality care to residents, including observing, reviewing, and finalising care plans, assisting with social activities, and supporting the training and supervision of junior colleagues.

Main Duties

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will work alongside the care assistants to provide the highest quality 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. You will be responsible for creating an environment where the atmosphere feels like our residents' personal home, catering to their individual needs and to those of their visiting family members.

About Us

Akari Care is a care home provider that aims to create a supportive and inclusive community for its residents. The company values include being personalized, kind, caring, trusted, and community‑oriented. Akari Care is committed to providing its employees with a competitive salary, employer pension contribution, recognition schemes, and opportunities for training and development.

Details

Date posted: 28 October 2025

Pay and Contract

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £13.50 to £14.50 per hour

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Location

Akari Care, West Denton, NE5 5AY

Job Description

Package Description: 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.

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 per hour up to £14.50 per hour (Depending on Qualification)
• 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

Qualifications

• Applicants should have experience as a Senior Care Assistant or a Care Assistant and be looking to take the next step in their career.
• They should possess a caring nature, good communication and relationship‑building skills, flexibility and adaptability, a warm and engaging persona, and a respect for everyone, treating others as they would expect to be treated.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer Details

Akari Care Limited

Akari Care, West Denton, NE5 5AY