Senior Health Care Assistant - nights

Exemplar Health Care; Newton-le-Willows; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Wages before payday

Retail discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Senior Health Care Assistant for night shifts at Wheldale Heights, Castleford. You will work with the Nurse in Charge to lead a small care team and deliver high-quality care for residents.

The role involves supporting personal care, meals, health needs, and promoting dignity and independence while coordinating a team. Familiarity with care documentation and a calm, proactive attitude are essential.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care with Maths and English at GCSE Grade C or above.
• Experience in health care and ability to work on own initiative while escalating when needed.
• Able to lead a care team and promote dignity and respect.

Responsibilities

• Support people with personal care.
• Assist residents at meal times.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage participation in social activities inside and outside the home.
• Promote choice, dignity, independence and respect.
• Lead, motivate and support a team of care colleagues.
• Ensure care documentation is completed to a high standard.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

Level 3 Health & Social Care

GCSE Maths

GCSE English

Job description

Senior Health Care Assistant - nights

Position: Senior Health Care Assistant

Care home: Wheldale Heights

Location: Castleford, WF10 2PY

Contract type: Full time - 42, 48 hours Nights

Rate: £14.27 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 Wheldale Heights care home in Castleford.

About Exemplar Health Care

Wheldale Heights 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 and neuro-disabilities, including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease.

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.

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 escalade
• 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.

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.