Health Care Assistant - Days

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Manchester seeks a Health Care Assistant to support individuals with personal care and promote independence in a nurturing environment. The role allows for meaningful engagement with residents by understanding their unique needs and encouraging social activities. Candidates should have a caring disposition and a positive attitude, with opportunities for growth through training and supervision. Join a welcoming team in a newly opened care home to make a real difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Career prospects

Qualifications

• Relevant experience and qualifications are valued but not essential.
• Ability to deal with challenging situations.
• Energetic and outgoing personality.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care.
• Assist people at meal times.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage participation in social activities.
• Maintain care records.

Skills

Caring

Understanding

Communication

Positive attitude

Job description

Position: Health Care Assistant - Days

Care home: Adswood Lodge

Location: Stockport, SK3 8HZ

Contract type: Permanent

Rate: £12.21 per hour

About Exemplar Health Care

Adswood Lodge 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 and neuro disabilities including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease.

We’re a brand new home, opened in April 2023, which means it’s an incredibly exciting time to join our growing team.

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.

We have higher-than-average staffing levels when compared to other care providers. There are usually up to six colleagues on each unit that supports around ten people, 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 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.