# Senior Care Assistant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Akari Care Limited. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-care-assistant/63582eca-907b-499b-8bc4-15b4c0289956 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-care-assistant/63582eca-907b-499b-8bc4-15b4c0289956.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Akari Care Limited - **Town:** Gateshead - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Salary:** £14.05 to £15.09 an hour - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-08-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-30T12:29:22.596Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/W0033-26-0900?employerCode=W0033 - **Application URL:** https://www.applygateway.com/apply?JobId=1522327140&supplierId=153&utm_campaign=NHSJobs&utm_source=supplier ## Job Content ### 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. ### Main duties of the job This role requires an experienced Senior Care Assistant or a motivated Care Assistant aspiring for career advancement. The successful candidate will collaborate with fellow care assistants, delivering premier care to residents, which includes crucial duties such as observing, evaluating, and finalizing care needs and contributing ideas for social activities. Additionally, they will play a part in training and supervising junior staff members. The role emphasizes fostering a homely atmosphere suitable for residents and their family members. Desired attributes include a caring nature, excellent communication skills, flexibility for sudden changes, warmth, and respect. ### About us Akari Care is committed to creating a supportive and inclusive community within its homes. Staff members work collaboratively, focusing on providing the highest quality care to residents, ensuring that the atmosphere is akin to the residents' personal homes. The organisation values individualized and kind approaches, establishing trust and a strong community ethos. It seeks staff who are caring, adaptable, and capable of building strong interpersonal relationships with both colleagues and residents. Akari Care offers competitive salaries, training and development opportunities, and a range of benefits, highlighting its dedication to both staff welfare and professional growth. ### Details - Date posted: 30 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £14.05 to £15.09 an hour - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: 1522327140 - Job locations: Akari Care, Wallsend, NE28 9RH, 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. ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description This role requires an experienced Senior Care Assistant or a motivated Care Assistant aspiring for career advancement. The successful candidate will collaborate with fellow care assistants, delivering premier care to residents, which includes crucial duties such as observing, evaluating, and finalizing care needs and contributing ideas for social activities. Additionally, they will play a part in training and supervising junior staff members. The role emphasizes fostering a homely atmosphere suitable for residents and their family members. Desired attributes include a caring nature, excellent communication skills, flexibility for sudden changes, warmth, and respect. ## 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** - A caring nature. Good communication skills. Ability to build relationships. Flexibility and adaptability. Warm and engaging persona. Respectfulness. ## 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.