Senior Care Assistant - Nights

Akari Care Limited; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A compassionate care provider in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks an experienced Senior Care Assistant. You will deliver high-quality care, support junior colleagues, and contribute to a homely environment for residents. The role offers a salary starting at £13.50 per hour, professional development, and strong community values. Candidates should have a caring nature and good communication skills, with flexibility as an essential trait.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employer Pension contribution of 3%

28 days annual leave

Fully funded training and development

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant or Care Assistant.
• Ability to deliver high-quality care.
• Commitment to supporting training and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality levels of care to residents.
• Observe and review care planning needs.
• Assist with social activity ideas.

Skills

Good communication and relationship building skills

Flexible and adaptable to changes

Caring nature

Warm and approachable persona

Job description

Overview

About the role: 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.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include:

• Delivering high quality levels of care to residents
• Observing, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs
• Assisting with care planning and social activity ideas
• Supporting training and supervision of junior and new colleagues in an Akari value driven way
• Contributing to an environment where residents feel at home and respected

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
• 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

Our values

• Personalised
• Kind
• Caring
• Trusted
• Community

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