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Akari Care Limited

Senior Care Assistant

The closing date is 16 May 2026

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Job summary

The Senior Care Assistant role at Akari Care in Wallsend involves delivering high-quality care to residents, observing and finalizing care plans, assisting with social activities, and supporting the training and supervision of junior colleagues. This temporary position offers a competitive salary, employer pension contribution, recognition schemes, and opportunities for professional development.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Care Assistant, you will be responsible for providing the highest levels of care to our residents, including observing, reviewing, and finalizing care planning needs, assisting with and producing 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, catering to their individual needs and those of their visiting family members.

About us

Akari Care is a supportive and inclusive community that operates care homes in the UK. They are committed to providing personalized, kind, caring, trusted, and community-focused care to their residents. The organization values their care teams and offers competitive salaries, professional development opportunities, and various employee benefits.

Details

Date posted

17 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.50 to £14.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1474967828

Job locations

Akari Care

Wallsend

NE28 9RH


Job description

Job responsibilities

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. 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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. 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Applicants should have a caring nature, good communication and relationship-building skills, flexibility and adaptability, a warm and engaging persona, and respect for everyone.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Applicants should have a caring nature, good communication and relationship-building skills, flexibility and adaptability, a warm and engaging persona, and respect for everyone.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Akari Care Limited

Address

Akari Care

Wallsend

NE28 9RH


Employer's website

https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Akari Care Limited

Address

Akari Care

Wallsend

NE28 9RH


Employer's website

https://www.akaricare.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Akari Care

recruitment@akaricare.co.uk

Details

Date posted

17 March 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.50 to £14.50 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1474967828

Job locations

Akari Care

Wallsend

NE28 9RH


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