Senior Health Care Assistant- days

Exemplar Health Care; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Liverpool seeks a Senior Health Care Assistant to support residents with personal care, nutrition, and social activities. Candidates should have relevant experience and a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care. Responsibilities include leading a care team and ensuring high-quality support for residents. The role offers competitive pay, career development opportunities, and various perks, including retail discounts and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Regular supervision and support

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience as a Health Care Assistant.
• Ability to handle challenging situations with calmness.
• Strong leadership qualities and teamwork experience.

Responsibilities

• Support residents with personal care and meal times.
• Assist in social activities within and outside the home.
• Ensure care documentation is completed to a high standard.

Skills

Caring and compassionate approach

Effective communication skills

Ability to work independently

Team leadership

Problem-solving skills

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 – days
Care home: Brook View
Location: Ennerdale Road, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L9 7JU
Contract type: Full Time – 42 hours per week and will need to work some weekends
Rate: £12.77 per hour

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 Brook View care home in Fazakerley, Liverpool.

About Exemplar Health Care

Brook View is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. We support adults living with complex mental health needs, dementia, neuro‑disabilities including Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, and spinal injuries. 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

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 escalie
• 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

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• access to wages before payday
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check24/7 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’.

For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email [e-mail].

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.