Health Care Assistant - days

Exemplar Ltd; Badsworth; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Peer support

Learning opportunities

Payday advances

Discounts

DBS check

24/7 counselling

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is hiring a Health Care Assistant for a day shift at Hamilton Springs in Pontefract. You will support adults with complex care needs, assist with personal care, meals and activities, while upholding dignity and independence.

Full-time or part-time days available. Training, induction and ongoing development are provided. Benefits include DBS checks, counselling, and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• We value relevant experience but it isn't essential for this role.
• You're caring, kind, understanding and calm, able to handle challenging situations.
• You'll align with Exemplar Health Care values: fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Supporting people with their personal care.
• Assisting people at meal times.
• Understanding individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encouraging and supporting participation in social activities inside and outside the home.
• Promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect.
• Completing and maintaining care records.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Calm under pressure

Energetic

Outgoing

Active listening

Job description

Health Care Assistant - days

Position: Health Care Assistant
Care home: Hamilton Springs
Location: Westfield Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2JY
Contract type: Permanent - Full Time or Part Time - Days
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

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

• 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

Sound good? We'd love to hear from you.