Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading care provider in Sheffield is seeking a Health Care Assistant to support adults living with complex care needs. You'll assist with personal care, promote social activities, and ensure a high standard of care. This role offers not just a chance to make a difference but also great benefits, including learning opportunities, access to wages before payday, and various discounts. Join a supportive team passionate about care.

Benefits

Regular supervision and peer support

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications necessary, but relevant experience is valued.
• Must be caring, understanding, and calm.
• Strong listening skills and a positive attitude are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care tasks.
• Assist at mealtimes and promote social activities.
• Maintain accurate care records.

Skills

Caring attitude

Excellent communication skills

Ability to handle challenging situations

Job description

Position: Health Care Assistant

Care home: Longley Park View

Location: 70 Longley Lane, Sheffield, S5 7JZ

Contract type: Full time and part time hours available

Rate: £12.21 per hour (£12.31 per hour upon completion of Exemplar Care Certificate)

Care home CQC rating: Rated ‘Good’ by CQC

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Longley Park View care home in Sheffield.

As a Health 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.

And you can be proud to work for one of the country’s leading providers. The number of our homes rated ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ far exceeds the national average.

About Exemplar Health Care

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

We support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia and neuro-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.

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.

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

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. 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.