Senior Care Assistant - BANK
Akari Care Limited
Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7ER
Salary
£13.50 to £14.50
Contract
Bank
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 October 2026
50 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...
This job is for someone who is already an experienced Senior Care Assistant or a Care Assistant who wants to take the next step in their career. The role involves delivering high-quality care to residents, working alongside care assistants. Duties include observing and reviewing care planning needs, assisting with social activities, and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues. The atmosphere should feel like the residents personal home. The ideal candidate should have a caring nature, good communication skills, be adaptable to change, warm, approachable, and respectful to others.
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.
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. 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 committed to providing a supportive and inclusive community within their homes. They seek to ensure the highest quality levels of care for residents, emphasizing an environment that feels personal and meets individual needs. Akari Care values a personalized, kind, caring, and trusted community. They offer competitive benefits, including a competitive salary, employer pension contribution, recognition schemes, and development programs. Uniforms and DBS check costs are provided. Eligible employees receive 28 days of annual leave, and the organization encourages professional growth and training.
Qualifications
Essential
- A caring nature, good communication, relationship building skills, flexibility, and a warm, approachable persona.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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About the employer
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