Care Assistant - Nights

Anchor; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Living Wage Foundation Employer

Online GP appointments

Buy & Sell Holiday Scheme

Gym, wellbeing discounts

Exclusive discounts on shopping, trips

Blue Light card for frontline staff

Training for Level 2 qualification

Refer-a-friend £250

Pension up to 18%

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Anchor Canterbury House Ipswich is hiring a Care Assistant to provide dignified personal care, help with meals, and support residents with various aspects of daily living. The role emphasizes compassion, listening, and building trust with residents in a 24-hour care setting.

Anchor is England's largest not-for-profit provider of care and housing for older people, reinvesting every penny to improve care, wages, and training.

Job description

Location: Canterbury House Ipswich

Hourly Rate of Pay (£): £13.79 - £14.39 per hour

Closing date: 09/12/2026

48 hours per week - 8 pm - 8 am, includes working every other weekend.

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 provide 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 you should 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

All applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role. At this time, this role does not meet the criteria for Anchor to offer a Skilled Worker Visa.

Canterbury House in Hadleigh is home to well trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 63 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.

• To work in an Anchor Inspires dementia award winning home
• To work in a team striving towards a CQC outstanding rating
• The opportunity of furthering your job prospects and thriving in the Anchor company

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.

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: gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts; mental health support; flexible working options
• Finance: pension plan contribute between 4% and 8% and we'll match it or better; quick and easy pension transfer service; savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance; discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
• Career: ongoing personal and professional development programme; Leadership Pathways online learning resources; career progression and promotion opportunities

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.