Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Pontefract, North Elmsall; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wages before payday

Blue Light Card eligibility

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Health Care Assistant at Hamilton Springs care home in Pontefract, providing support to adults with complex needs in a compassionate, respectful environment. You will assist with personal care, meals, and daily activities while contributing to wellbeing and quality of life.

Roles are permanent with 12-hour shifts (days and nights), offering induction, ongoing training, DBS checks, and opportunities to develop within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Experience in care is welcomed but not essential.
• You should be caring, kind, calm and able to handle challenging situations.
• You will join a team that supports adults with complex care needs and promotes dignity and independence.

Responsibilities

• Support people with personal care.
• Assist residents at meal times.
• Understand health and wellbeing needs of individuals.
• Encourage participation in social activities in and out of the home.
• Promote choice, dignity, independence and respect.
• Complete and maintain care records.

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Good communication

Team player

Problem solving

Job description

# Health Care AssistantPontefract, WF9 2JY**Position**: Health Care Assistant**Care home**: Hamilton Springs **Location**: Westfield Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2JY **Contract type**: Permanent – Full Time or Part Time, 12 hour shifts, Days and Nights **Rate**: £13.71 per hour**Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as a Health Care Assistant at Hamilton Springs care home in Pontefract.**As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives.### **About Exemplar Health Care**Hamilton Springs is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.Hamilton Springs supports adults living with complex needs, such as 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:https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029766837/### **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.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] 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].