Senior Care Assistant/team Leader

**Senior Carer** -** Days - 37.5 hours per week**

About the role

Join us as a Senior Care Assistant / Team Leader at Anchor to make a real and positive difference to the lives of older people.

Key responsibilities

Leading the shift, assessing priorities, ensuring proper allocation of colleagues, adequate staffing and completion of all relevant documentation throughout your shift.

Administering, recording and ordering medication.

Supporting good nutritional and hydration at all times.

Reviewing individual care needs, ensuring residents’ plans are maintained accurately and care is delivered accordingly.

Supervising and coaching care assistants to carry out their roles., managing any performance concerns if they arise.

Liaising with external health and social care providers and any stakeholders to ensure resident welfare needs are met.

Having good oversight of policies relating to back care, plus health and safety.

Delivering hands-on care as part of the allocation, supporting key workers for named customers.

What you’ll need

We’re looking for someone who is resident-focused, committed to delivering exceptional care and has a strong attention to detail. This role will also give you the opportunity to use all your management skills. You’ll require a NCFE Certificate Level 2 and 3 in handling medication and you will ideally hold a NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, and have experience at that level or be willing to undertake the Level 3 qualification. You will be passionate in ensuring people enjoy living their later years with us.

Anchor - a great place to work

Anchor is one of England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our aim is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit - every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us and in the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, higher wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

We have a clear purpose in what we do, and that includes valuing each other. Our work is engaging and rewarding, and we believe in embracing everyone’s potential. Join our team and you’ll be helping not just those you work with, but the wider community. You’ll be able to see the positive effect you have each day.

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

Wellbeing support

Flexible working options, including working from home

Finance

Pension plan - there's no limit on employee contributions, and we’ll match whatever you contribute up to 8%

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 rewards website

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.

**Please note**:
**All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK**

Ferendune Court in Faringdon is home to well trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 48 residents. At Anchor, we pride ourselves in providing 24-hour care and specialised services for elderly people, the beauty of our grounds, the quality of our catering and our engaging activities we deliver.
- Gold Standards for End of life Care Platinuim accredited home
- Good public transport from Oxford or Swindon bus stop 10 minute walk from the home
- Dementia friendly environment with unique self contained flats for our residents

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**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 p