Care Assistant - Days

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

Job summary

A leading nursing care provider in Sheffield is seeking a Health Care Assistant to support individuals in personal care and day-to-day activities. The role offers flexible hours, competitive pay, and provides training programs for those new to the sector. The ideal candidate is caring, positive, and dedicated to making a difference in the lives of others.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

Regular supervision and support

Qualifications

• Experience in a care role is valued but not essential.
• Must align with company values of fun, integrity, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Support personal care for residents.
• Assist during meal times.
• Understand health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage social activities.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Positivity

Ability to defuse challenging situations

Job description

Overview

Position: Health Care Assistant - Days
Care home: Willowbeck
Location: 95 Holywell Road, Sheffield, S4 8AR
Contract type: 48 hour contract. Flexibility required
Rate: £12.71 per hour (£12.81 upon completion of Exemplar Care Certificate)

About Exemplar Health Care

Willowbeck is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. We support adults living with complex mental health needs, neurological conditions including brain injuries and strokes, and physical disabilities. The team is trained to support those living with tracheostomies and require ventilated care. We offer stable and secure employment opportunities, 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.

• 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. Please apply now or contact us for an informal chat:

• Phone: [phone]
• 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.