Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; North Elmsall; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Wages before payday

Discounts

Free DBS check

Counselling support

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Health Care Assistant at Bennett Court in Pontefract to support adults with complex care needs. You will help with personal care, meals, and wellbeing, contributing to a safe, dignified daily life.

We value compassionate, cheerful colleagues and offer induction, training, and plenty of opportunities to learn and progress within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Care experience is not essential but empathy and a caring nature are important.
• Ability to understand and respond to adults living with complex needs.
• Willingness to learn and follow training and induction.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with personal care and daily living tasks.
• Assist at meal times and encourage healthy eating.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage participation in social activities inside and outside the home.
• Promote choice, dignity, independence and respect.
• Complete and maintain care records.
• Liaise with friends, relatives and other stakeholders to promote the home’s profile.

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Position:Health Care Assistant
Care home:Bennett Court
Location:South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2TF
Contract type: Full-time, 42 hours per week, Days and Nights, 12 hour shifts
Rate: £13.71 per hour
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 Bennett Courtcare home in Pontefract.

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

Bennett Court 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. We also provide separate supported living facilities, where people can lead a more independent life.

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 never 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
• liaisingwith friends, relatives and other stake holders and promoting the profile of the home.

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.

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.

Bennett Court is a short drive from the A1 and other major roads including the A368 Doncaster Road and A628 Barnsley Road.

If you're travelling south on the A1, take the Redhouse Interchange Junction.

If you're travelling north on the A1, take junction 38 to Wakefield A638.

Bennett Court is on the corner of Ash Grove and Minsthorpe Lane, opposite Minsthorpe Community College and Minsthorpe Sports & Fitness.

There are limited parking spaces in the home's car park. Street parking is available along Ash Grove.

Public transport to Bennett Court

The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

Minstroph High School bus stop (stop ID: 45016487), which is accessed by buses 39 and 496.

Milnsthorpe High School Grounds bus stop (stop ID:45025110) which is accessed by bus 249A.

There are two train stations in the local area.

South Elmsall - 0.7 miles away (15 minute walk).

Moorthorpe - 1.1 miles away) (24 minute walk).