Care Assistant

Job summary

About the role As a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of outstanding care, collaborating with colleagues and the wider Akari Care team. You will be kind and caring and committed to maintaining an environment in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individuality and dignity, and lead fulfilled lives. You will assist our residents with daily living. Every day is different and could include helping with personal care, meals or simply spending time with them. Working together to make a difference for our residents, we will respect their individual choices by providing personalised care and support. About you Kind and caring nature and enjoys supporting others and working in a team Good communication skills and able to build relationships Flexibility 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.

Main duties of the job

As a Care Assistant at Akari Care, you will provide outstanding care to residents, collaborating with team members to ensure their wellbeing. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, personal care, meals, and spending time with residents to maintain their individuality and dignity. Candidates should have a kind and caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility, and a warm, engaging persona. Benefits include a competitive salary, employer pension contributions, flexible working hours, access to wage advances, recognition schemes, retail discounts, provided uniforms, paid DBS check costs, 28 days of annual leave, fully funded training, and well-being support.

About us

Akari Care is committed to the wellbeing of its residents, ensuring they are valued, respected, and able to retain their individuality and dignity. The organisation provides a collaborative environment where staff work as a team to offer personalised care and support based on residents' individual choices. Employees at Akari Care enjoy benefits such as competitive salaries, pension contributions, flexible working hours, early access to earned wages, and various recognition and reward schemes. Additionally, staff receive uniforms and have DBS check costs covered. With fully funded training programs and a strong support network, Akari Care fosters an engaging community environment where employees can make a real difference in the lives of residents.

Details

• Date posted: 12 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £13.55 an hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 1562584800
• Job locations: Akari Care, Newcastle, NE5 5HQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

About the role

As a Care Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the wellbeing of our residents through the provision of outstanding care, collaborating with colleagues and the wider Akari Care team. You will be kind and caring and committed to maintaining an environment in which our residents are valued, respected, retain their individuality and dignity, and lead fulfilled lives.

You will assist our residents with daily living. Every day is different and could include helping with personal care, meals or simply spending time with them. Working together to make a difference for our residents, we will respect their individual choices by providing personalised care and support.

About you

• Kind and caring nature and enjoys supporting others and working in a team
• Good communication skills and able to build relationships
• Flexibility 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%
• Flexible working hours and patterns
• We offer Wage stream - an app allowing youaccess to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Recognition schemes, rewarding referral schemes and access to retail discounts
• Uniform provided and DBS check costs paid
• 28 days annual leave (based on full-time hours, including Bank Holidays)
• Fully funded training and development
• An engaging community environment where everyone is respected
• Welfare and well-being support

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.