Senior Care Assistant - Nights

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

Job summary

A supportive care provider in North Shields is seeking a Senior Care Assistant to deliver high-quality care and improve the lives of residents. The role involves training junior staff, planning social activities, and maintaining a caring environment. Candidates should be compassionate, communicative, and adaptable, with a salary starting at £13.50 per hour.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employer pension contribution

Recognition and referral schemes

Access to wage streaming

Uniform provided

Fully funded training

28 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant or Care Assistant.
• Ability to deliver high-quality care.
• Skills in team support and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to residents.
• Support care planning and social activities.
• Train and supervise junior colleagues.

Skills

Caring nature

Good communication skills

Flexible and adaptable

Warm and approachable persona

Respect for others

Job description

Overview

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

Values

• Personalised
• Kind
• Caring
• Trusted
• Community

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