Health Care Assistant – days

Exemplar Health Care; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wages paid before payday

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is hiring a Health Care Assistant in Sheffield to support adults with complex care needs at Willowbeck. You will assist with personal care, meals, and daily activities, while promoting dignity and independence. Training and induction are provided, with rota-based shifts on days.

The role offers opportunities for development, supportive supervision, DBS checks, and a comprehensive benefits package as part of a leading care provider.

Qualifications

• Six months' experience in a care setting required.
• Qualifications are not essential.
• Empathy and effective communication are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support people with personal care.
• Assist with meals and hydration during the day.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage participation in social activities in and outside the home.
• Promote dignity, independence and respect; maintain care records.

Skills

Personal care

Meal times assistance

Health & wellbeing

Social activities

Job description

# Health Care Assistant - daysSheffield, S4 8AR**Position**: Health Care Assistant - days**Care home:**Willowbeck**Location**: 95 Holywell Road, Sheffield, S4 8AR**Contract type**: 9am to 5pm of 10am to 6pm shifts on a rota basis**Rate**: £13.21 per hour (£13.31 upon completion of Exemplar Care Certificate)As 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**Willowbeck is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers.We support adults living with complex mental health needs, neurological conditions including brain injuries and strokes, and physical disabilities. The team is trained to support those living with tracheostomies and require ventilated care.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**.Download our job description to read more:## **About you**We value relevant experience and qualifications, six months experience in a care setting is required but qualifications 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.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 - days, Various hours available, Sheffield-Required--