Support Worker

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent care provider in Bishop Auckland is seeking a Health Care Assistant to support residents in their daily activities. Candidates should be caring, energetic, and a great communicator. The role offers competitive pay and a supportive work environment with plenty of training opportunities. If you're looking to make a difference in people's lives, this could be the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Regular supervision and peer support

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• No essential qualifications but relevant experience is valued.
• Must be able to deal with challenging situations.
• Great listening and communication skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support personal care and meal times for residents.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage participation in social activities.

Skills

Caring

Understanding

Communication

Positive attitude

Energy

Job description

Overview

Position: Health Care Assistant (Support Worker). Care home: Laurel Place. Location: Gudmensen Avenue, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RG. Contract type: Full Time and part time hours 12 hours shifts. Rate: £12.96 per hour (£13.06 per hour on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate).

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our Health Care Assistant at Laurel Place care home in Bishop Auckland.

About Exemplar Health Care

Laurel Place is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. Laurel Place supports adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities. We are a brand with a history of stable and secure employment opportunities, and we offer great benefits and opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role

Our Health Care Assistants support people to live their best lives, whatever that looks like to them. No two days will 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
• completing and maintaining care records

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

Download our job description to read more:

https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029766837/

About you

We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role. Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care 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

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do.

If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes.

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’.

For an informal chat about joining us, call 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.