Senior Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health care provider is seeking a Senior Health Care Assistant in Rotherham. You will lead a care team in delivering high-quality support to residents, ensuring their personal care and well-being needs are met. Applicants should have relevant experience, a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care, along with good communication skills. This role offers flexible part-time and full-time hours, with competitive pay and great benefits including support and discounts.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Career prospects

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in health care is essential.
• Ability to manage and defuse challenging situations.
• Comfortable working independently and leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with personal care and daily activities.
• Lead and motivate a team of care colleagues.
• Ensure high standards of care documentation.

Skills

Caring and kind

Understanding and calm

Excellent communication

Leadership

Positive attitude

Education

Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care

Maths and English at GCSE Grade C or above

Job description

Position: Senior Health Care Assistant
Care home: Potters Green
Location: Rotherham, S64 5UW
Contract type: Various Hours Available, Part time and Full time
Rate: £12.77

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 Potters Green care home in Rotherham.

About Exemplar Health Care

Potters Green 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, dementia, neuro-disabilities including acquired brain injuries, Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, and physical health needs. The home’s Roman Unit is exclusively for those who are assigned male at birth.

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 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
• 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. There are usually up to six colleagues on each unit that supports around ten people, giving you more time to spend with the people you support.

Download our job description to read more: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029889597/

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
• able to deal with, and defuse, challenging situations
• energetic and outgoing, with a positive, can-do attitude
• a great listener and communicator, able to build trust and rapport with people
• comfortable working on your own initiative – but you know when to elevate
• a motivating team leader

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

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

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

Please 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.