Senior Care Assistant - Bank
Layston Grove, Buntingford (SG9 9SU)
£15.11 per hour | Bank / Flexible Hours | Shifts available across the rota
Rated 9.6/10 on carehome.co.uk | Rated Good by the CQC
Looking for flexibility while continuing to make a difference in care?
Join Layston Grove as a Bank Senior Care Assistant and enjoy the flexibility of picking up shifts around your availability while playing an important role in delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
Layston Grove is a modern, purpose-built care home where you'll lead by example, support colleagues and help ensure our residents receive the highest standards of care.
As part of Anchor, England's largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for older people, you'll join a supportive organisation that invests in its people and provides excellent training and development opportunities.
The Role
As a Bank Senior Care Assistant, you'll provide additional support to the home when required, helping to cover periods such as holidays, sickness and other staffing needs.
When working a shift, you'll take a senior role within the care team, helping to ensure exceptional, person-centred care is delivered.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and supporting the care team during your shifts
- Administering medication safely
- Updating and reviewing care plans
- Supporting, coaching and mentoring colleagues
- Completing staff supervisions and return-to-work discussions where required
- Ensuring residents receive outstanding care in a safe, welcoming environment
- Providing reliable and flexible cover to support the needs of the home
What We're Looking For
- Previous experience as a Senior Care Assistant or an experienced Care Assistant ready for the next step
- NVQ/Diploma Level 2 in Health & Social Care (or working towards)
- Medication administration experience
- Strong leadership, communication and organisational skills
- Flexibility to pick up shifts based on the needs of the home
- A genuine passion for delivering high-quality care
Why Join Anchor?
- Flexible bank working - pick up available shifts around your other commitments
- Work for England's largest not-for-profit care provider
- Join a Good CQC-rated home with a 9.6/10 carehome.co.uk rating
- Be part of a supportive, friendly team where your contribution is recognised
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Make a meaningful difference to residents every shift you work
Convenient Location
Layston Grove is easily accessible via the A10 and is within commuting distance of Bishop's Stortford, Stevenage, Royston, Letchworth Garden City, Ware, Hertford and surrounding villages. Local bus routes also provide access to the home.
Before You Apply
You must have the legal right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this position.
As this is a bank position, hours are not guaranteed and shifts will be offered based on the needs of the home. Flexibility and reliability are therefore important for this role.
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.
Our values
Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.
Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.
Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos. Our Anchor Leadership Framework helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.
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
- Free Blue Light Card
Career
- Ongoing personal and professional development programme
- Leadership Pathways online learning resources
- Career progression and promotion opportunities
To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser
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 Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.
