Senior Care Assistant (Days)

Akari Care; North East; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Akari Care is seeking experienced Senior Care Assistants or those looking to advance their careers in a supportive environment. Candidates will be responsible for providing high-quality care and supporting junior staff, while gaining a competitive hourly wage and various benefits including training opportunities and annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary starting at £13.50 per hour

Employer Pension contribution of 5%

Recognition and rewarding referral schemes

Wage stream access to a percentage of pay as you earn

Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training and development

Support with personal development plans

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the highest quality levels of care to residents.
• Observe and finalize care planning needs.
• Assist and come up with ideas for social activities.
• Support the training and supervision of junior colleagues.

Skills

Good communication and relationship-building skills

Flexible and adaptable

Warm, approachable, and engaging persona

Caring nature

Job description

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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 5%
• 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. Our values are:

• Personalised

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

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Created on 12/07/2025 by TN United Kingdom