Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care’s Copperfields care home in Cross Green, Leeds, is hiring a Health Care Assistant on a full-time basis (42hr or 48hr contracts). You’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives, with an hourly rate of £12.71 rising to £12.81 after completing the Exemplar Healthcare certificate.

No two days are the same; you’ll help with personal care, meals, health and wellbeing, and social activities, while upholding dignity, independence and respect.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required; relevant experience welcomed.
• You will be joining Exemplar Health Care's Copperfields site.
• Values: fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Supporting people with personal care.
• Assisting people at meal times.
• Understanding health and wellbeing needs.
• Encouraging participation in social activities, inside and outside the home.
• Promoting dignity, independence and respect.
• Completing and maintaining care records.

Skills

Caring

Kindness

Understanding

Calm demeanor

Great listener

Communicator

Job description

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

Position:Health Care Assistant
Care home:Copperfields
Location:Cross Green, Leeds
Contract type: Full time - Days - 42hr or 48hr contracts available
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 Copperfieldscare home in Cross Green, Leeds.

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.

About Exemplar Health Care

Copperfields is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

We support adults living with complex health needs and mixed diagnoses including brain injuries, dementia, mental health conditions, 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

Download our job description to read more:

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.

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.

About Exemplar Health Care

Exemplar Health Care began as a healthcare consultancy and training firm. But we soon saw a gap in the sector: a lack of care homes for younger adults living with complex needs.

That insight shaped the mission we still live by today - to transform complex care and provide fulfilling opportunities for the people who need it most.

We’re now proud to have more than 60 care homes across England, providing nursing care for adults living with dementia, neuro-disabilities, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities.

Whoever you are, and whatever experience you bring, there are lots of ways you can help us make every day better for the people we support.

What’s happening at Exemplar Health Care

The people we support have unique needs and stories, but one thing stays the same across all our homes - we empower individuals to achieve personal goals in a safe and supportive environment.

Every new colleague attends an induction to learn about our company and complete mandatory and role-specific training, equipping you with the skills and knowledge to deliver exceptional care.

Whether your goals are in care, nursing, management, quality or support, we provide the confidence, skills and knowledge to help you excel in your role and advance your career, if you wish.

Happy, healthy colleagues mean better care for those we support. We offer a range of initiatives to ensure our colleagues thrive in safe and supportive environments.

From paid RCNi Learning access and NMC PIN payments for nurses to lifestyle and retail discounts for everyone, our rewards ensure your career is as fulfilling as it is rewarding.

From care homes to central support services, everyone plays a vital role. Read about the various jobs available and what it’s like to work with us.