Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Ellesmere Port is seeking Care Assistants to support adults with complex needs. You will assist with personal care, meal times, and social activities while promoting independence and respect. The ideal candidate is caring and energetic, ready to make a real difference. Training and support are provided for all new staff, even those without prior experience.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Regular supervision and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Caring, kind, understanding, and calm temperament.
• Ability to communicate effectively and listen.
• Able to deal with and defuse challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Supporting people with their personal care needs.
• Assisting individuals at meal times.
• Encouraging participation in social activities.
• Completing and maintaining care records.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Ability to handle challenging situations

Energetic

Understanding

Job description

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Care Assistant
Cheshire Springs, Whitby, Ellesmere Port

Position: Care Assistant
Care home: Cheshire Springs
Location: Chester Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, CH65 6RY
Contract type: Full and part time hours available
Rate: £12.71-£13.06 per hour depending on qualifications

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Care Assistant at Cheshire Springs care home in Ellesmere Port.

As a Care Assistant, you’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives. This role will give you a tremendous sense of achievement and pride – you’ll be making a real difference each and every day.

About Exemplar Health Care

Cheshire Springs is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. We support adults living with complex needs arising from mental health conditions, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.

We offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About The Role

Our 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.

About You

We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role. Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’re also:

• 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

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes.

What We Offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility

For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email [e-mail]. Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK.