Receptionist (Weekend Role)
Hours: 16 hours per week
Shift Pattern: Saturday and Sunday, 9:00am to 5:00pm
Looking for a rewarding weekend role where you can make a genuine difference? Join us as a Receptionist at Anchor and play a key part in creating a warm, welcoming, and supportive environment for our residents.
In this front facing role, you will be the first point of contact for visitors, residents, and colleagues, providing a professional, friendly, and efficient reception service that helps support happy, independent living for older people.
What you will be doing:
1. Welcoming visitors with a warm and professional approach
2. Acting as the first point of contact for all enquiries
3. Supporting residents, families, and colleagues with day to day queries
4. Providing general administrative support as needed
What we are looking for:
5. A friendly, approachable, and professional manner
6. Strong communication and customer service skills
7. Basic IT skills and good organisational ability
8. Experience in a reception or customer facing role is desirable
9. Customer Service NVQ Level 2 is desirable
Why join Anchor?
You will be part of an organisation that truly values people, both residents and colleagues. This weekend role offers a great work life balance while giving you the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
Apply today and be part of a team that makes a difference every day.
You’ll be based at Glenvale Park Care Home, a modern residential care home set in landscaped gardens in the market town of Wellingborough.
The home is well connected, with easy access to the A45 and A509, making travel from surrounding areas straightforward. Wellingborough train station is also nearby, offering direct services to London and other major towns, along with regular local bus routes for convenient commuting.
Glenvale Park is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and is rated “Good” overall, with strong ratings across all key areas including safety, care, and leadership.
The home also benefits from a positive reputation on carehome.co.uk (9.8/10), reflecting excellent feedback from residents and their families.
You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team, delivering high-quality, person-centred care in a welcoming and professional environment.
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
10. Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
11. Mental health support
12. Flexible working options
Finance
13. Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
14. Quick and easy pension transfer service
15. Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
16. Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
Career
17. Ongoing personal and professional development programme
18. Leadership Pathways online learning resources
19. 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.