Senior Care AssistantNHS

Stockton, TS19 7PP Permanent £14.05 to £15.09

Posted 20 August 2026 Closing date 19 October 2026

Stockton Rail Station (1.7 miles away) Leeming Bar (Wensleydale Railway) (19.7 miles away) Hartlepool Interchange (10.3 miles away)

Job summary

Applicants must hold a valid NVQ LV2 or LV3 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 everyo

Main duties of the job

The job of a Senior Care Assistant at Akari Care involves working closely with care assistants to deliver high-quality care to residents. Responsibilities include observing, reviewing, and finalizing care planning needs. The role also involves assisting in creating ideas for social activities and supporting the training and supervision of junior and new colleagues. The ideal candidate should have a caring nature, good communication skills, flexibility, and a warm, engaging personality. Applicants must hold a valid NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 and share the organization's values of being personalized, kind, caring, trusted, and community-focused.

Job description

**Applicants must hold a valid NVQ LV2 or LV3 **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.

About us

Akari Care is a company that dedicates itself to creating supportive and inclusive communities within its care homes. The organization emphasizes the importance of a trusted team to deliver the highest levels of care to its residents. Akari Care values a personalized approach, kindness, trust, caring, and a sense of community. The company offers competitive salaries, a pension contribution, recognition schemes, and fully funded training to support personal development. Akari Care is searching for experienced carers or those starting a career in care who can make a positive impact on the lives of their residents.

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