Health Care Assistant - nights

Exemplar Health Care; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Wages before payday

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a dedicated Health Care Assistant for night shifts at Fairwinds in Rotherham. You will support adults with complex care needs to live their best lives, with a role that offers real purpose and daily achievements.

The position covers 36 or 42 hours per week, 8pm–8am, with pay starting at £12.71 per hour and rising to £12.81 after completion of the Exemplar care certificate. Exemplar Health Care emphasizes development and a supportive induction.

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required; relevant qualities valued.
• Ability to provide compassionate, person-centered care.
• Willingness to learn and participate in induction and training.

Responsibilities

• supporting people with their personal care
• assisting people at meal times
• understanding individual health and wellbeing needs
• encouraging participation in social activities
• promoting dignity, independence and respect
• completing and maintaining care records

Skills

Caring personality

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Job description

Health Care Assistant - nights

Position: Health Care Assistant

Care home: Fairwinds

Location: Rotherham, S61 1AJ

Contract type: Nights only 8pm to 8am, 36 or 42 hours per week

Rate: £12.71 (increasing to £12.81 upon completion of Exemplar care certificate)

Care home CQC rating: Outstanding

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Fairwinds care home in Rotherham.

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

Fairwinds 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. The home has two small units - one that's exclusively for people who identify as female.

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
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.