Healthcare Assistant

Shandon Projects; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Healthcare Assistant with Apollo Home Healthcare in Barnsley. You will provide essential support to students with complex healthcare needs while working closely with educational professionals. This role offers competitive pay and the opportunity for ongoing training in a values-driven environment.

Benefits

Competitive hourly pay

Flexible scheduling

Supportive management

Opportunity to grow

Free funded training

Qualifications

• 3 months' care experience required.
• Confident in medication and personal care.
• Good communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide person-centred care to students with healthcare needs.
• Collaborate with educational staff to support children.
• Engage in personal care and medication handling.

Skills

Communication

Confidence with medication

Personal Care

Moving and handling

Job description

Important information

Please note that Apollo Home Healthcare does not hold a sponsorship licence. Therefore, we are unable to consider applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK, either currently or in the future.

Job Description

• Healthcare Assistant
• Location: Barnsley, S70
• Pay Rate £13.25 per hour
• Shifts: Part Time Days | Monday to Friday, Term Time only | 7-hour shifts
  
  

About Us

At Apollo Home Healthcare, we provide high-quality, person-centred care to people in the comfort of their own homes. Every individual we support has unique needs - we tailor every care package to them, building a compassionate and skilled team around their requirements.

We live and work by the 6 Cs: Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, and Commitment - and we're looking for people who share those values.

Meet Our Client

At Greenacre, you'll become part of our dedicated School Health Team, committed to supporting children with complex, ongoing healthcare needs. Working closely with teachers, teaching assistants, and pastoral staff, our team provides vital support to students with additional healthcare requirements. Through this collaboration, we ensure that students can fully engage in their education while receiving the care they need.

Please note: Due to the nature of our vacancies, our clients have the right to request either female or male staff. "This isn't just a job - it's your opportunity to make a real difference in someone's life."

What You'll Need

• 3 months' care experience
• Confident with medication, personal care, moving and handling
• Clear communication skills
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive hourly pay with enhancements for nights and weekends
• Regular confirmed rotas and flexible scheduling
• Reward & recognition programme
• Supportive management and 24/7 on-call support
• Opportunity to grow within a values-led, national care provider
  
  

Our funded training, including clinical skills, comes at no cost to you, though attendance is unpaid.

Apply Now

If you're passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care and meet the requirements outlined above, we'd love to hear from you. To apply, please submit your CV through this job board.

For more information about this role or our recruitment process, please visit our website.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Apollo Home Healthcare team.

Apollo Home Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer, advertising numerous vacancies on behalf of our clients and these specific requirements do not reflect the views of our organisation.