Care Assistant

Rolling rota : 3 days on, 3 off As an accredited Living Wage Foundation Employer, Anchor is committed to paying a real living wage to all our colleagues. We believe, as well as taking care of our residents, we should also take care of our employees. We have a fabulous range of benefits available to colleagues, some of which are highlighted below. If you are as passionate as we are about taking care of people in later life, then we invite you to join us as a Care Assistant. Don’t have any experience in care? No worries We are recognized by Skills for Care as having one of the best learning and development programs in adult social care. Ready to embark on a journey of making a real difference in people's lives? Job Purpose As a Care Assistant, you’ll bring compassion, energy, and fun to our residents. Your role includes providing dignified personal care, assisting during mealtimes, and provide sensitive and appropriate support with various aspects of people’s lives. Beyond physical care, you'll also be a comforting and attentive listener. Each day as a Care Assistant promises to be diverse. Our residents are unique, each with distinct care needs, personalities, and life stories. Your contributions will be not just inspiring but immensely enjoyable as you build strong relationships based on understanding, trust, and genuine care. Wondering why you should consider joining Anchor as a Care Assistant? We are an accredited Living Wage Foundation Employer Access to online GP appointments Buy & Sell Holiday Scheme Discounts on gym, fitness, and wellbeing services Exclusive discounts on major brand shopping, holidays, phones, technology, and more Eligibility for a Blue Light card (offering substantial savings for frontline staff) Access to training for your Level 2 qualification and beyond £250 through our refer-a-friend scheme. Savings advice, free life assurance, Salary Advance scheme, and many more benefits Opportunities for career progression and promotion (from Care Assistant to Leadership Roles) Up to 18% contribution pension To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicatedbeing well websitePlease follow the link or copy and paste Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role. Anchor – a great place to work Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life. We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities. A rewarding environment From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need. Health & happiness Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts Mental health support Flexible working options Finance Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better Quick and easy pension transfer service Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more Career Ongoing personal and professional development programme Leadership Pathways online learning resources Career progression and promotion opportunities To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated Celebrating diversity, celebrating you Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other. We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others. We are a member of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes. To access the role profile for this position, please copy and paste this link - #J-18808-Ljbffr