35 hours per week.
At Ridgemount Banstead are seeking a dedicated and empathetic Care Assistant to join our team in providing exceptional care to residents living with dementia. This role is vital in promoting dignity, independence, and quality of life for our residents through person-centred care and meaningful engagement.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Provide personal care including washing, dressing, toileting, and mobility support
2. Assist residents with meals and hydration, ensuring dietary needs are met
3. Support residents with daily activities and social interaction to enhance wellbeing
4. Monitor and report changes in residents’ physical or emotional condition
5. Maintain accurate records of care delivered and observations
6. Work collaboratively with colleagues, families, and healthcare professionals
7. Uphold safeguarding, confidentiality, and health & safety standards
8. Create a safe, clean, and homely environment for residents
What We’re Looking For:
9. Experience in elderly care
10. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
11. Ability to work flexibly and as part of a team
12. Reliability and a strong sense of responsibility
13. Willingness to learn and undertake training (, dementia care, manual handling)
Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role.
Ridgemount in Banstead is home to well trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 66 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.
14. Ridgemount is located just 2min walking distance from Banstead Town Centre where bus stops are located. Area is nice and quiet. We have on-site parking where staff can park their cars as well
15. We support are colleagues with a process that includes arranging regular and frequent meetings to review their work and to provide development and support along their way climbing up that ladder to better themselves. Staff recognition is important in Ridgemount & rewarded each month for staff members going that extra mile in the workplace with employee of the month schemes
16. We have been awarded Anchor Inspires Award. Staff and Residents have worked together by planning and then implementing the changes to 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
17. Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
18. Mental health support
19. Flexible working options
Finance
20. Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
21. Quick and easy pension transfer service
22. Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
23. Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
Career
24. Ongoing personal and professional development programme
25. Leadership Pathways online learning resources
26. 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 -