Senior Care Assistant

**Night Senior Carer - 24 to 48 hours per week at friendly Ferendune Court with supportive management and caring colleagues.**

**So why join Anchor as a Night Senior Care Assistant?**

Career progression and promotion opportunities (Care Assistant to Leadership Roles)

Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts

100’s of discounts on big brand shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

£250 refer a friend scheme

Wellbeing support

Eligible for a Blue light card (Access to massive savings for front line staff)

Savings advice, free life assurance and Salary Advance scheme, plus many, many more

**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.

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK

It is no longer a legal requirement for colleagues to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to work in our care homes. However, we will continue to encourage everyone who is eligible for the vaccine and booster dose to have it to protect themselves, as well as the residents and colleagues in our home.

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

**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 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.

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