Job Description

Title:

Governance & Safeguarding Coordinator

Location:

Hybrid - with occasional travel to the Bradford Office

Hours:

37.5 per week

Salary:

27,000 per annum

Use your data skills to make a real difference in Care Quality - Join us as Governance & Safeguarding Coordinator!


As part of our Care Quality team, you'll be the centre of our governance and safeguarding processes - ensuring we remain compliant, responsive, and always improving. Every report you produce, and data you review will help us protect residents, support our teams, and continually improve the services we provide.

What does it mean to be an Anchor Governance & Safeguarding Coordinator?

Track and Review Key Data:

Bringing together insights from multiple systems to inform our Care Quality reporting.

Spot Trends and Highlight Themes:

Review safeguarding, SUI (Serious Untoward Incidents), and inspection data - turning information into meaningful action.

Maintain Robust Governance Systems:

Including oversight of coroner cases, safeguarding referrals, and DBS reviews.

Support Operational Colleagues:

With accurate, timely reports that shine a light on what's working and where we can improve.

Keep us Inspection Ready:

Ensuring all audit activity is tracked, reported, and shared across teams.

Be a Data Champion:

Promoting high standards of accuracy, evidence, and insights across everything we do.

Who we're looking for:

Detail Driven:

You have an eye for detail and accuracy, ensuring every dataset, report, and log is reliable.

Systems Confident:

Using Excel and digital applications to collate, review, and present data clearly.

Analytical Thinker:

You're skilled at spotting patterns, identifying trends, and drawing meaningful conclusions that help improve care quality and compliance.

Organised & Proactive:

You can manage multiple priorities, track cases and actions efficiently.

Strong Communicator:

Whether you're writing reports, supporting colleagues, or escalating cases, you communicate clearly and professionally.

Governance Minded:

You understand the importance of safeguarding, regulatory frameworks, and governance processes - and you're committed to maintaining high standards.

Confidential & Trustworthy:

You handle sensitive information with care and integrity, ensuring compliance at every step.

Turn insight into impact and help shape safer care across Anchor - Join us today!

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 Access to online GP appointments

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.