Health Care Assistant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Peer support

Learning opportunities and careerpros

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is recruiting a Health Care Assistant for Hillside Court in Leeds. You will work within a brand new state-of-the-art home supporting adults with complex care needs. This is a full-time role with flexible days and nights across 36, 42 and 48 hour contracts.

You’ll be part of a team that values care, compassion and a person-centred approach, with induction, training and ongoing development opportunities. Competitive benefits and DBS support are provided.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience and qualifications preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support adults living with complex care needs with personal care.
• Assist at meal times.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage and support participation in social activities inside and outside the home.
• Promote choice, dignity, independence and respect.
• Complete and maintain care records.

Job description

Position: Health Care AssistantCare home: Hillside CourtLocation: St Anthony’s Road, Leeds, LS11 8FGContract type: Full time - 36, 42 & 48 hour contracts available. Candidates must be flexible for both days and nightsRate: £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 CareHillside 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 roleOur 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 careassisting people at meal timesunderstanding individual health and wellbeing needsencouraging and supporting people to take part in social activities, both in and out of the homepromoting choice, dignity, independence and respectcompleting and maintaining care records.Download our job description to read more:https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029766837/About youWe 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 calmable to deal with, and defuse, challenging situationsenergetic and outgoing, with a positive, can-do attitudea 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 offerWe offer great rewards and perks including:regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospectsaccess to wages before paydayretail and lifestyle discountsfree DBS check24/7 counselling and supportBlue Light Card eligibility.How to applySound 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].