Senior Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Ltd; Aston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Peer support

Career prospects

Access to wages before payday

Discounts (retail & lifestyle)

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

The Lodge Swallownest, part of Exemplar Health Care, is hiring a Senior Health Care Assistant to lead a small care team and work closely with the Nurse in Charge to deliver high-quality care for residents.

This full-time role involves supporting residents with daily living, personal care, and engaging activities while promoting dignity and community involvement.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification.
• Maths and English at GCSE grade C or above.
• Experience in care settings preferred.
• Ability to lead a care team.

Responsibilities

• Supporting people to achieve personal goals and stay in control of their day-to-day lives.
• Supporting people with their personal care.
• Assisting people at meal times by promoting choice and involvement in meal preparation.
• Promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect.
• Leading, motivating and supporting a team of care colleagues.
• Ensuring care documentation is completed to a high standard.

Skills

Caring

Empathy

Team leadership

Communication

Initiative

Education

Health and Social Care Level 3

GCSE Maths and English (C or above)

Job description

Senior Health Care Assistant

Position: Senior Health Care Assistant Care home: The Lodge Location: Swallownest, S26 4WB Contract type: Full time, 42 hours per week Rate: Up to £13.27 per hour Care home CQC rating: Rated 'Good' by CQC

If you're an experienced Health Care Assistant looking to take your next career step, we have the role for you. Our Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with our Nurse in Charge to lead a small Care Team in delivering high-quality care for the people we support. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference every day. Join us as our new Senior Health Care Assistant at The Lodge learning disability service in Swallownest.

About Exemplar Health Care

The Lodge is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country's leading nursing care providers. We support six adults with severe or profound and multiple learning disabilities. With this small group living, we provide a homely environment for the people we support. With us, you'll be mindful that you're working in people's home and understand that every day is led by what the people living at The Lodge want to do. Flexibility and adaptability is a must. 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 Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with the Nurse in Charge and lead our Care Teams in supporting every aspect of our residents' day-to-day lives. No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• supporting people to achieve their personal goals and be in control of their day to day lives enabling people to access their hobbies and interests and be part of their local community


• supporting people with their personal care


• assisting people at meal times by promoting choice and involvement in all aspects of meal preparation


• promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect


• leading, motivating and supporting a team of care colleagues


• ensuring that care documentation is completed to a high standard

We have higher-than-average staffing levels when compared to other care providers, giving you more time to spend with the people you support.

About you

Above all, you're someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork. You're also: caring, kind, understanding and calm energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can‑do attitude, a great listener and communicator, able to build trust and rapport with people adaptable comfortable working on your own initiative but you know when to escalated motivating team leader.

Requirements

To apply for this role, you must have relevant experience, a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social care, plus Maths and English at GCSE Grade C or above (or relevant functional skills qualification).

What we offer

• 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