Health Care Assistant

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

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

Wages before payday

Blue Light Card

Counselling support

Discounts

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Health Care Assistant at Potters Green care home in Rotherham. You will support adults with complex care needs, helping with personal care, meals, and wellbeing, while promoting dignity and independence.

The role offers full and part-time flexi shifts, with care-focused training and ongoing development opportunities. DBS checks and staff support are provided to help you thrive in a caring team.

Qualifications

• Experience in care or willingness to learn. No formal qualifications required, training provided.
• Strong communication and compassionate approach to residents.
• Able to work flexible shifts and maintain patient dignity.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal care and daily activities.
• Support nutrition and meal times.
• Monitor wellbeing and report changes to supervisors.
• Encourage participation in social activities inside/outside the home.
• Maintain accurate care records and handover information.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Empathy

Teamwork

Resilience

Job description

# Health Care AssistantMexborough, S64 5UW**Position**: Health Care Assistant**Care home**: Potters Green **Location**: Rotherham, S64 5UW **Contract type**: Full-Time & Part-Time shifts available including flexi shifts 8am-1pm & 4pm-8pm **Rate**: £12.71 (£12.81 on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate)**Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Potters Green care home in Rotherham.**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**Potters Green 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, dementia, neuro-disabilities including acquired brain injuries, Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, and physical health needs. The home’s Roman Unit is exclusively for those who are assigned male at birth.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]*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]*