Care Assistant (Bank)

Zero hour contract

As a Bank Care Assistant in our specialist dementia care home, you’ll play a vital role in supporting residents to live with dignity, comfort, and joy. This flexible position allows you to pick up shifts as they become available, providing crucial cover and continuity of care in a warm, nurturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support residents with personal care, including washing, dressing, and toileting
• Assist with mobility and manual handling using appropriate techniques
• Promote independence and positive engagement through meaningful activities
• Monitor and report any changes in residents’ physical or emotional wellbeing
• Maintain accurate records of care delivered
• Ensure safeguarding standards and health and safety procedures are always upheld
• Communicate compassionately with residents, families, and team members

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience working in care, ideally with individuals living with dementia
• Strong interpersonal skills and a calm, patient approach
• Flexibility to cover various shifts, including weekends and holidays

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

Mayflower Court in Southampton is home to well trained and helpful staff with rooms for up to 72 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. 

• Beautiful home and location with good transport links – Rated ‘Good’ by CQC
• Great opportunity to develop skills and knowledge with excellent training packages and staff mentors
• Person centred care and activities tailored to suit the individual

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.

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

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, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.