Health Care Assistant - BANK

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health care service provider is seeking a Health Care Assistant for their Fernwood care home in Knowsley. The role involves supporting residents with personal care and encouraging their participation in social activities. The ideal candidate is kind, calm, and has good communication skills. Benefits include access to wages before payday and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Qualifications

• Relevant experience is valued but not essential.
• Able to handle challenging situations with composure.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care.
• Assist at meal times and social activities.
• Complete and maintain care records.

Skills

Caring and kind

Good communication

Calm under pressure

Positive attitude

Job description

Overview

Position: Health Care Assistant - BANK

Care home: Fernwood

Location: 239 Knowsley Lane, Knowsley, L36 8EL

Contract type: 0 Hour Contract

Rate: £13.68 per hour

About Exemplar Health Care

Fernwood is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. Fernwood will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities. We offer stable and secure employment opportunities, great benefits and perks, and 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 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

We have higher-than-average staffing levels when compared to other care providers, giving you more time to spend with the people you support.

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 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.