Care Assistant

Anchor; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Anchor, a leading not-for-profit provider of care for older people, is hiring Care Assistants in Ilkeston. This rewarding role involves providing personal care, assisting during meals, and fostering relationships with residents, ensuring their well-being and happiness in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Access to online GP appointments

Buy & Sell Holiday Scheme

Discounts on gym, fitness, and wellbeing services

Career progression and promotion opportunities

Savings advice and free life assurance

Qualifications

• No experience required as training provided.
• Must hold the legal right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Provide dignified personal care and assist during mealtimes.
• Offer sensitive support in various aspects of residents' lives.
• Build strong relationships based on understanding and trust.

Skills

Compassion

Energy

Listening

Job description

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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.

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.

Why consider joining Anchor as a Care Assistant?

• We are an accredited Living Wage Foundation Employer
• 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 18% contribution pension

To see our full range of benefits, visit our dedicated 'Being Well' website. Please follow the link or copy and paste it into your browser.

Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role.

Victoria Court in Ilkeston is home to well-trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 40 residents. At Anchor, we pride ourselves in providing 24-hour care and specialised services for elderly people, with beautiful grounds, quality catering, and engaging activities.

• A friendly place to work
• Excellent location in between Nottingham and Derby, on a regular bus route
• Park and Leisure centre across the road. Supermarkets Tesco’s and Aldi within a 5-minute walk

Anchor – a great place to work

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

Being a not-for-profit means every penny we make or save is invested back into the residents, staff, and facilities, ensuring better care, wages, training, and infrastructure.

A rewarding environment

We support your health, happiness, and career development.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness, and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8%, with matching contributions
• Quick pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology, and more
• Ongoing personal and professional development programs
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, visit our dedicated website.

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and inclusion, with networks for LGBT+, disability, and race/ethnicity colleagues, and an Inclusive Ambassador program.

We are members of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and signatories to the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.

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