Care Assistant

Anchor; Widnes; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Anchor as a Care Assistant and make a meaningful impact in the lives of elderly residents. This role includes providing personal care and emotional support, with extensive training provided. The rewarding environment offers attractive benefits and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Access to online GP appointments

Discounts on gym services

Discounts on major brand shopping

Training for Level 2 qualification

Savings advice and free life assurance

Opportunities for career progression

Pension contribution up to 18%

Refer-a-friend scheme

Qualifications

• Aucune expérience demandée.
• Capable de fournir des soins personnels dignes.
• Capacité à écouter et établir des relations avec les résidents.

Responsibilities

• Fournir des soins personnels dignes aux résidents.
• Assister lors des repas et offrir du soutien émotionnel.
• Créer des relations basées sur la confiance et la compréhension.

Skills

Compassion

Energy

Listening

Education

Level 2 Qualification in Health and Social Care

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, please visit our dedicated "being well" website by following the link or copying and pasting it into your browser.

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

Widnes Hall in Widnes is home to well-trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 68 residents. At Anchor, we pride ourselves in providing 24-hour care and specialised services for elderly people. We are known for the beauty of our grounds, the quality of our catering, and our engaging activities.

• We are accredited with an "Anchor Inspires" home award for the past two years
• Rated "Good" in our last inspection and achieved level 5 in our kitchen hygiene
• We have a good level of activities and community links within the home

Anchor – a great place to work

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.

Being a not-for-profit means every penny we make or save is invested back into the people who live with us, the places they live, and the people who work here. This results in better 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 or better it
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology, and more
• Ongoing personal and professional development programmes
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

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

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and inclusion, knowing that diverse colleagues lead to better care and support for residents and each other.

We have an LGBT+ group for residents, and colleague networks for Disability, LGBT+, and race and ethnicity. These groups promote diversity, address concerns, review policies, and empower members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to promote diversity and support colleagues as allies.

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

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