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Senior Care Assistant

Akari Care Limited

Whitley Bay, NE26 2EUView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£14.05 to £15.09

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

19 November 2026

31 days left

Job 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 e...

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 producing 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 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 is in it for you: A competitive salary, 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. 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.

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 producing 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 their individual needs.

  • 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.

  • A competitive salary
  • 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

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. In case you had not guessed, our values are:

  • Personalised
  • Kind
  • Caring
  • Trusted
  • Community

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

Akari Care is a care home provider that is committed to attracting and retaining a talented workforce to provide compassionate care to its residents. The company fosters a supportive and inclusive community within its homes, where the welfare and well-being of both residents and staff are paramount. Akari Care values trust, personalization, kindness, and community as core components of its care philosophy. The organisation invests in its employees by providing comprehensive funded training, personal development plans, and a variety of benefits designed to enhance job satisfaction and career progression. Employees are encouraged to develop innovative ideas for social activities and receive training to supervise and mentor junior colleagues in a value-driven manner. Uniforms are provided, and costs related to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are covered by Akari Care, reflecting their commitment to a supportive working environment.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good communication and relationship building skills, flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice, warm, approachable, and engaging persona, respectful nature

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

20 September 2026

Last checked

22 September 2026

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About the employer

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Akari Care Limited

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