Social work Jobs

Senior Care Assistant

Akari Care • Cowgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Salary

£30k – £32k

Posted

9 July 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Akari Care is hiring a Senior Care Assistant in Cowgate, a full-time social work role. The advertised salary is £30k – £32k. Akari Care holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

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 a…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Akari Care — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £30k – £32k
How this salary compares: about 6% above the £30,000 median across 1,714 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Cowgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live social work role in Cowgate — browse them
Posted: 9 July 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Social work and care is a high-volume sponsorship category driven by persistent demand for care assistants, senior care workers, registered nurses in care settings, and qualified social workers. Many care home operators and domiciliary care providers hold active sponsor licences and recruit internationally on a regular basis.