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Are you a kind, compassionate person who loves making a difference in others' lives? If so, Wharfeside Care Home in the beautiful town of Otley is looking for you to join our friendly and dedicated team!
Join a care home that feels like family – where you’ll be valued, supported, and inspired.
If you live locally and/or have your own transport, this could be the role for you!
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. 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.
Opened in Autumn 2022, Wharfeside is a fabulous purpose-built home to provide excellent care for residents with varying degrees of support.
Built over 3 floors with 66 beds, including a dementia floor, we have roles to engage all.
* Fun and friendly team, with plenty of social events within the home
* Development opportunities through our Apprentice schemes, providing NVQ and career progression
* With a 9.2-star rating on our review platform
* Located in the heart of historic Otley town center, near shops, pubs, and cafes
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. This results in 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
* Ongoing personal and professional development programs
* 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 in all we do, knowing that the more diverse our colleagues, the better care and support we can provide to our residents and each other.
We support an LGBT+ group for residents, as well as colleague networks for Disability, LGBT+, and race and ethnicity. These groups celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policies, and empower members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to promote diversity and allyship among colleagues.
We are members of Inclusive Employers, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and signatories of the Care Leaver Covenant and HouseProud Pledge schemes.
To access the role profile for this position, please copy and paste this link into your browser.
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