Health Care Assistant - Days

Exemplar Health Care; Highburton; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Wagestream access

Discounts

Free DBS check

Counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care in Huddersfield is seeking a Health Care Assistant for Lepton Heights. You will support residents with personal care and daily activities at Lepton Heights care home in Huddersfield.

The role requires empathy and strong communication to promote dignity and independence. Training and induction are provided, with opportunities to learn and progress within Exemplar Health Care.

Qualifications

• Experience in care settings preferred but not essential.
• Ability to support personal care and daily activities.
• Willingness to learn and complete induction/training.
• Authorized to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Communication

Calm under pressure

Teamwork

Job description

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Health Care Assistant - Days

Lepton Heights, Huddersfield

Position: Health Care Assistant - Days

Care home: Lepton Heights

Location: 36 Wakefield Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0BG

Contract type: Full-time, 8.00am - 8.00pm or 10.00am - 6.00pm

Rate: £12.71 per hour

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as a Health Care Assistant at Lepton Heights care home in Huddersfield.

About Exemplar Health Care

Lepton Heights is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

Lepton Heights 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

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday with Wagestream
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.

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.