Health Care Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading care provider in Immingham is seeking a Health Care Assistant to support individuals in personal care and daily activities. This role requires a caring approach and the ability to enhance the quality of life for residents. Responsibilities include assisting with meal times and encouraging social participation. A positive attitude and willingness to learn are essential. The position offers competitive pay and various benefits including training and career opportunities.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Regular supervision and peer support

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Relevant experience and qualifications valued but not essential.
• Identify with values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Support people with personal care.
• Assist people at meal times.
• Encourage social activities.
• Complete and maintain care records.

Skills

Caring and kind

Understanding and calm

Good listener

Ability to defuse challenging situations

Positive, can-do attitude

Job description

Position

Health Care Assistant
Care home: Havenmere
Location: 191 Pelham Road, Immingham, Lincolnshire, DN40 1JP
Contract type: Full time and part time hours available
Rate: £12.71 per hour (£12.81 per hour on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate)
CQC rating: Good

About Exemplar Health Care

Havenmere is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. We support adults living with neurological conditions and neuro-disabilities, complex mental health needs and spinal injuries. We offer great benefits and opportunities to learn and progress.

About the role

Our Health Care Assistants support people to live their best lives. 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, 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

We’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes.

What we offer

• 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 01977 630830 or email [e-mail]. Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK; we’re unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.