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...

Main duties of the job

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 caring individuals to join our supportive and inclusive community. You will work alongside the care assistants and oversee delivering high-quality levels of care to our residents. This includes observing, reviewing, and finalising care planning needs, assisting with social activities, and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues in an Akari value-driven way. Our trusted care teams focus on creating an environment that feels like a personal home for residents and their visiting family members. Applicants should possess a caring nature, good communication and relationship-building skills, and be flexible and adaptable to changes. We offer a competitive salary with benefits like employer pension contribution, recognition schemes, wage access through an app, and fully funded training and development.

About us

Akari Care is known for its supportive and inclusive community, striving to deliver the highest quality levels of care to its residents. Akari places a strong emphasis on values such as personalisation, kindness, care, trust, and community. They aim to create an atmosphere that feels like a personal home for their residents, providing them and their visiting family members with an environment that suits all their individual needs. Akari Care supports their staff through offering a competitive salary, employer pension contributions, recognition schemes, and rewarding referral schemes. They also provide training and development opportunities to support personal development plans. At Akari, there is a strong culture of supporting each other and working towards the common goal of making a difference in their residents' lives.

Details

• Date posted: 21 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £13.50 to £14.50 an hour
• Contract: Bank
• Working pattern: Flexible working
• Reference number: 1540076302
• Job locations: Akari Care, Swadlincote, DE12 8AP, 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.