Senior Care Assistant - Bank

Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

Working as a Senior Care Assistant at Akari Care involves being part of a supportive community, providing high-quality care to residents. Responsibilities include observation, care planning, designing social activities, and training newer staff, alongside regular care assistant duties. Suitable candidates will have a caring nature, strong communication skills, adaptability, and a respectful, engaging personality. Akari Care emphasizes values like being personalised, kind, caring, trusted, and community-oriented. Employees can access benefits such as competitive salary, pension contributions, recognition programs, wage stream app, fully funded training, and more.

About us

Akari Care is an organisation committed to providing high-quality, personalised care for residents within their homes. They aim to create an environment where residents feel comfortable and at home, with a focus on individual needs and preferences. Akari Care values its staff, offering numerous benefits such as competitive salaries, pension contributions, recognition schemes, and development opportunities. They adhere to core values that include being personalised, kind, caring, trusted, and focused on community. Akari Care strives to support and develop its employees while ensuring that residents receive excellent care.

Details

• Date posted: 01 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £13.50 to £14.50 an hour
• Contract: Bank
• Working pattern: Flexible working
• Reference number: 1557089546
• Job locations: Akari Care, Wallsend, NE28 7LH, United Kingdom

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.