Health Care Assistant – nights

Exemplar Health Care; Rotherham; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Peer support

Learning opportunities

Career prospects

Early wage access

Discounts

Free DBS check

Counselling services

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care’s Fairwinds in Rotherham seeks a Health Care Assistant for night shifts (8pm–8am). You’ll support adults with complex care needs, helping with personal care, meals, and wellbeing in a small, female unit. The role promotes dignity and independence within a supportive team.

No prior care sector experience is essential as we provide induction, training, and progression opportunities. Competitive benefits and DBS support are included.

Qualifications

• Caring approach to residents and families.
• Strong communication with colleagues and supervisors.
• Ability to stay calm in challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with personal care.
• Assist with meals and feeding.
• Understand and respond to health and wellbeing needs.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Calm under pressure

Eye for detail

Job description

# Health Care Assistant - nightsRotherham, S61 1AJ**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**: OutstandingAs 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.Download our job description to read more:### **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**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 - nights, Permanent - full time, Rotherham-Required--