Overview
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.
Bank staff help support our homes, by covering shifts as and when needed. Often you can choose when you want to work, offering a great deal of flexibility. Shifts include both days and nights unless stated in the advert.
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 providing 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.
Benefits
* 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 10% Employer contribution pension
* Being Well website for full range of benefits: https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ (note: some benefits may not apply to bank roles)
Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role.
About Anchor
Bethune Court in St Leonards on Sea is home to well trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 45 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.
Dementia friendly environment for our customers. A care home that puts the customer at the heart of all decisions made. Great staff team with good rates of pay, excellent training opportunities and benefits.
Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit provider 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.
Diversity and inclusion
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 LGBT+ and disability, race and ethnicity networks, as well as an Inclusive Ambassador network to promote diversity and allyship. We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly, and signatories to schemes including the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer.
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