MORE OPPORTUNITIES Achieving more years together
From our Bradford office to our care homes and housing locations, you’ll often find colleagues who’ve been with us for years. We’ve been speaking to a few long-servers about why they’ve made their career at Anchor.
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Home Manager Carrie Lewis has an impressive 26-years’ service. “I joined straight from school as a bank care assistant and, taking opportunities to progress, I’m now home manager. Having done most care home roles myself, I’m well placed to support my team. “I use lots of our colleague benefits and encourage my team to do the same – I got my bike through Cycle to Work and have a Love2Shop top-up card from My Shopping Discounts.” Lindsay Strydom, Customer Services Team Manager says: “Over the last 14 years, I’ve moved around the Customer Centre and seen how the teams link together. The varied roles, training and opportunities make it a great place to progress. “I’ve built quite a ‘work family’ across the organisation. The flexibility and support for colleagues’ wellbeing is reassuring and helpful, especially after my maternity leave.”
After 10 years’ service, Nicola Douthwaite has a role in the new Extra Care function’s structure (see page 12) . “I’m an area manager, having joined originally as a scheme manager. The opportunities, recognition and encouragement from managers, and job satisfaction I get, has all helped boost my confidence. The recent structure changes will help me and my team make a real difference and is a good example of #ListeningAndActing on colleagues wanting more support.”
Help start someone’s Anchor career using our Refer a Friend Scheme and receive up to £250. See www.AnchorBeingWell. co.uk/refer-a-friend or scan the QR code with your smartphone.
We help mark milestones in colleagues’ service – ranging from £25 in vouchers and a pin badge, to four weeks’ holiday or pay. Find out more at www.AnchorBeingWell. co.uk/LongService
Editors’ note We all have that best friend
we can’t live without. Just imagine if you got to work with them and get £250 - have your cake and eat it!
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