Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care Group.; Ashton-in-Makerfield; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wages before payday

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care Group is seeking a Health Care Assistant for Acer Mews in Ashton-under-Lyne. You will support adults with complex care needs, including personal care, meals and daily living activities, while promoting dignity and independence.

Training and induction are provided, with solid opportunities to develop within a leading nursing care provider. You will join a compassionate team, work shifts 8am-8pm or 8pm-8am, and benefit from a supportive culture, DBS checks, and employee perks.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience or qualifications valued for the role.
• Ability to maintain compassionate and respectful care.
• Good communication with residents, families and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Support people with their personal care.
• Assist with meals at the home.
• Understand and respond to health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage participation in social activities both in and out of the home.
• Promote dignity, independence and respect.
• Complete and maintain care records.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Calm under pressure

Teamwork

Job description

# Health Care AssistantAshton-under-Lyne, OL6 9JF**Position**: Health Care Assistant **Care home**: Acer Mews **Location**: Holden Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9JF **Contract type**: Full time – 8am – 8pm, 8pm – 8am **Rate**: £12.71 per hour**Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as a Health Care Assistant at Acer Mews care home in Ashton-under-Lyne.**As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives.### **About Exemplar Health Care**Acer Mews is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.We 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**.Download our job description to read more:https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029766837/### **About you**We value relevant experience or qualifications.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.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] 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.We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you’re asked for money in connection with a role, please contact [e-mail]