Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Bradford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Bradford is hiring a Health Care Assistant to support adults living with complex care needs. This role provides a fulfilling opportunity to make a real difference, with flexible working hours and competitive pay. Applicants should be caring and compassionate, with relevant experience. Great rewards and perks are offered including career prospects and 24/7 support.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in a care role is essential.
• Identifies with values of fun, integrity, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Support people with personal care.
• Assist people at meal times.
• Encourage participation in social activities.
• Promote dignity, independence, and respect.
• Complete and maintain care records.

Skills

Caring and compassionate

Energetic and outgoing

Great listener and communicator

Able to defuse challenging situations

Job description

Overview

Health Care Assistant — Wykewood care home, Wyke, Bradford. Contract type: Part time or full time 36, 42 or 48 hours per week, flexible for days and nights. Rate: £12.21 per hour (£12.31 on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate). Care home CQC rating: Good.

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

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

Wykewood is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. We support adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities, including Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. 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. There are usually up to six colleagues on each unit that supports around ten people, 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

Experience is 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. Experience is essential for this role, and 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.