Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Tipton; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supervision

Peer support

Career progression

Wages before payday

Discounts

Free DBS check

Counselling

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Health Care Assistant in Tipton to support adults with complex care needs, helping them live their best lives. You will assist with personal care, meals, and daily activities, while respecting preferences and promoting wellbeing.

We value compassionate, reliable staff who communicate well and work as part of a friendly team. Induction and ongoing training are provided, with opportunities to develop within a leading care provider.

Qualifications

• Experience in care not essential; training provided.
• Aligned with Exemplar Health Care values: fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, teamwork.
• Candidate should be caring, kind, understanding and calm with good listening and communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and daily living activities.
• Support meal times and promote independence and choice.
• Monitor health and wellbeing, report changes to the team.
• Encourage participation in social activities inside and outside the home.
• Maintain dignity and respect for residents at all times.
• Complete and maintain care records and documentation.

Skills

Caring

Great listener

Communication

Reliable

Calm under pressure

Job description

# Health Care AssistantTipton, DY4 9HJ**Position**: Health Care Assistant**Care home**: Parkside**Location**: Tipton, DY4 9HJ**Contract type**: Full time, 36 hours per week**Rate**: £12.71 per hour (£12.81 on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate)**Care home CQC rating**: Rated 'Good' by CQCAs 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**Parkside is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers.We support adults living with, physical disabilities and including .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**, promoting choice and respecting preferences* understanding individual **health and wellbeing** needs* encouraging and supporting people to take part in **social activities**, both in and out of the home, based on their personal interests and hobbies* promoting choice, **dignity**, independence and respect* completing and maintaining **care records**.Download our job description to read more:## **About you**We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren't essential for this roleAbove 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* reliable and accountable.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**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] Care Assistant, Permanent - full time, Tipton-Required--