Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Knowsley is seeking a Health Care Assistant to support individuals with personal care and promote their independence. Responsibilities include assisting during meal times and encouraging social activities. Ideal candidates will be caring and outgoing, with strong communication skills. Flexible contract options are available, and full training will be provided. Competitive pay and great perks are offered.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling support

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Relevant experience is valued but not essential.
• You must be caring, understanding, and calm.
• You should have a positive attitude and be a great listener.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care.
• Assist during meal times.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage participation in social activities.
• Promote choice, dignity, and independence.
• Maintain care records.

Skills

Caring and compassionate

Strong communication skills

Ability to handle challenging situations

Energetic and outgoing

Job description

Overview

Position: Health Care Assistant. Care home: Fernwood. Location: 239 Knowsley Lane, Knowsley, L36 8EL. Contract type: Full and part time contracts with a mixture of day and night shifts. Rate: £12.31 (on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate).

About Exemplar Health Care

Fernwood is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. Fernwood 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.

About the role

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.

Download our job description to read more:
https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029766837/

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.

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

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.

How to apply

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

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. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.