Senior Care Assistant - Bank
Akari Care LimitedForest Hall, North East
Overview
This is a NHS role (bank) with Akari Care Limited based in Forest Hall. The advertised salary is £13.50 to £14.50. Applications close on 27 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
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 e...
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 care assistants, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality of care to our residents, including care planning needs, assisting with social activities, and supporting the training of colleagues. We value a caring nature, good communication skills, and adaptability. Recognition schemes, employer pension contributions, and career development support are just some benefits offered.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Akari Care operates within a community of care homes, dedicated to providing the highest standard of care to residents. The organization prides itself on fostering a supportive and inclusive community where residents and their families can feel at home. Akari Care prioritizes personalized, kind, and trusted care, aiming to meet all individual needs through an environment reflecting these values. Employees are provided with career development opportunities and a range of benefits such as a competitive salary, employer pension contributions, and recognition schemes. Akari Care's mission focuses on kindness, community, and a personalized approach to care.
Essential: - A caring nature, good communication and relationship building skills, flexibility, and an engaging persona.
How this role compares
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 652 of them in North East.
You have 6 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 46 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Akari Care Limited has 146 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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