Care Assistant

Exemplar Ltd; Badsworth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider is seeking a Health Care Assistant in Badsworth to support adults with complex care needs. The role involves personal care, meal assistance, and promoting social activities. Ideal candidates are caring, understanding, and energetic. This position offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a brand new team in a state-of-the-art facility, as well as benefits and professional development.

Benefits

Stable employment opportunities

Opportunities for learning and development

Competitive benefits package

Qualifications

• Caring, compassionate, and cheerful demeanor required.
• Ability to support individuals with complex care needs.
• Energetic and positive attitude essential.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care.
• Assist people during meal times.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage social activities both in and out of the home.
• Maintain care records.

Skills

Caring

Understanding

Communication

Ability to defuse challenging situations

Job description

Overview

Our Health Care Assistants support people to live their best lives, whatever that looks like to them. No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• supporting people with their personal care
• assisting people at meal times
• understanding individual health and wellbeing needs
• encouraging and supporting people to take part in social activities, both in and out of the home
• promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect
• completing and maintaining care records.

We have higher-than-average staffing levels when compared to other care providers, giving you more time to spend with the people you support.

Our values and qualities we seek

• caring, kind, understanding and calm
• able to deal with, and defuse, challenging situations
• energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can‑do attitude
• a great listener and communicator.

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do.

Who we’re looking for

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Hamilton Springs care home in Pontefract. As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives. This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand new team, in a state‑of‑the‑art, purpose‑built home. You’ll have the chance to really make your mark. And you can be proud to work for one of the country’s leading providers.

About Exemplar Health Care

The number of our homes rated ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ far exceeds the national average. About Exemplar Health Care Hamilton Springs is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. When open, Hamilton Springs will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.