Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care Group.; Oldham; On-site; GBP 15,013 - 21,382; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Regular supervision and peer support

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care Group in Oldham is seeking a compassionate Health Care Assistant to support adults with complex care needs. The role offers varied responsibilities including personal care, meal assistance, and promoting social activities.

Candidates should be caring, calm, and have a positive attitude. The position offers numerous benefits, including access to wages before payday and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications required but relevant experience valued.
• Must be caring, kind, understanding, and calm.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care.
• Assist during meal times.
• Understand health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage social activities.
• Promote dignity, independence, and respect.
• Maintain care records.

Skills

Caring

Understanding

Communication

Calmness

Energetic

Positive attitude

Job description

Care home: Walton Grove
Location: 1 Guido Street, Failsworth, Oldham, M35 0AL
Contract type: Full and part time hours available, days and nights.
Rate: £13.21 per hour

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

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

About Exemplar Health Care

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

We support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia 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

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 us on 01977 630830 or email [e-mail]

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.

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].