# Senior Care Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Akari Care Limited. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-care-assistant/57b501f5-a4f0-434e-a109-4f82916bfda6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-care-assistant/57b501f5-a4f0-434e-a109-4f82916bfda6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Akari Care Limited - **Location:** Akari Care, Gateshead, NE8 1QU, United Kingdom - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Care support worker - **Salary:** £14.05 to £15.09 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-12-13T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-14T15:15:34.300Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/W0033-26-1353 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1563562723&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier - **Employer website:** https://www.akaricare.co.uk/ ## Job Content ### Job summary 38.5 Hours per week - 4 shifts week 1 and 3 shifts week 2. 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 relations... ### 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 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. A caring nature is essential to give everyone a personal approach, alongside good communication and relationship building skills, and the ability to be flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice. Being warm, approachable, and engaging, and respecting everyone as you would expect to be treated is crucial. ### About us Akari Care, with its supportive and inclusive community, sets a high bar in elder care. Their facilities aim to provide a warm atmosphere that feels like home for residents and their visiting family members. To achieve this, they focus on personalized care, where every resident's unique needs are met with the highest levels of attention and professionalism. Akari Care invests in their workforce by offering recognition schemes, a competitive salary, pension contributions, and vocational training. By incorporating values such as personal care, kindness, and community, Akari Care ensures that all staff members are aligned with their mission to deliver outstanding service. ### Details - Date posted: 14 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £14.05 to £15.09 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 1563562723 - Job locations: Akari Care, Gateshead, NE8 1QU, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities ** 38.5 Hours per week - 4 shifts week 1 and 3 shifts week 2 **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** - Good communication and relationship building skills, flexible and adaptable to changes at short notice, warm, approachable, and engaging persona, respect for others. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.