Senior Care Assistant - Nights

NHS; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Tees Valley seeks a Senior Care Assistant who will deliver high-quality care to residents. Candidates should possess a caring nature, excellent communication skills, and the ability to create a welcoming environment. This full-time position offers a competitive salary of £13.50 to £14.50 per hour, alongside benefits like training support and 28 days of annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employer Pension contribution

Recognition schemes

Wagestream access

Uniform provided

Fully funded training

28 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Care Assistant or Care Assistant.
• Ability to create a home-like environment for residents.
• Support training and supervision of junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to residents.
• Observe and finalize care planning needs.
• Create activities to engage residents.

Skills

Caring nature

Good communication

Flexible and adaptable

Warm persona

Respectfulness

Job description

Overview

Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales. They are looking for experienced Senior Care Assistants or Care Assistants to join their supportive and inclusive community within their homes.

Job responsibilities

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality levels of care to the 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 expected to create an environment where the atmosphere feels like the residents\' personal home, suited to their individual needs.

About us

Akari Care is a trusted provider of personalised nursing and residential care within local communities across England and Wales. They are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive environment for their residents and employees, focusing on their core values of being personalised, kind, caring, trusted, and community-driven.

Details

Date posted: 24 September 2025

Pay scheme: Other

Salary: £13.50 to £14.50 an hour

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 1387482740

Job locations: Akari Care, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8FR

Package description

Are you already an experienced Senior Care Assistant or a Care Assistant looking to take the next step within your career? We are looking for the right people to be part of our supportive and inclusive community within our homes. Working alongside the care assistants, you will deliver the highest quality levels of care to residents, including observing, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting, and contributing ideas for social activities, and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues in an Akari value driven way.

We aim to create an environment where the atmosphere feels like our residents personal home, suitable to their individual needs.

Our values are: Personalised, Kind, Caring, Trusted, Community. If you share our values, we would love to hear from you.

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 for everyone, treating others as you would want to be treated

What\'s in it for you

• A competitive salary starting at £13.50 to £14.50 per hour (depending on qualification)
• Employer Pension contribution of 3%
• Recognition schemes and rewarding referral schemes
• Wagestream – 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
• AKSEN

People specification

Qualifications Essential: Applicants should have 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 you would expect to be treated.

Disclosure and UK registration

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer: Akari Care Limited

Address: Akari Care, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8FR

Employer's website: https://www.akaricare.co.uk