Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Holbeck; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Wages before payday

Discounts

DBS check

Counselling support

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Health Care Assistant at Hillside Court in Leeds to support adults with complex care needs.

Full-time contracts 36, 42 and 48 hours with day and night shifts; rate £12.71 per hour rising to £12.81 after completion of Exemplar Healthcare certificate. Join a new team in a state-of-the-art home and help residents live their best lives while you learn and develop through our induction and ongoing training.

Qualifications

• No two days will 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

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Position: Health Care Assistant

Care home: Hillside Court

Location: St Anthony’s Road, Leeds, LS11 8FG

Contract type: Full time - 36, 42 & 48 hour contracts available. Candidates must be flexible for both days and nights

Rate: £12.71 per hour (increasing to £12.81 upon completion of Exemplar Healthcare certificate)

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

As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand new team, in a state of the art, purpose built home. You’ll have the chance to really make your mark.

About Exemplar Health Care

Hillside Court is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers.

Hillside Court will specialise in supporting adults living with complex mental health needs, neuro-disabilities 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.

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.