Support Worker

Exemplar Health Care; Norton-on-Derwent; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Peer support

Learning opportunities

Career prospects

Wages before payday

Discounts

DBS check

Counselling

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care operates Quarryfields in Balby and is seeking a Health Care Assistant to support adults with complex care needs. The role offers a permanent contract with varied hours and a focus on person-centered care.

You will assist with personal care, meals and activities, promoting dignity and independence while maintaining care records and contributing to a supportive team environment at Quarryfields.

Qualifications

• Experience not essential, but any care experience is helpful.
• Good communication and empathy are important.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

Position: Health Care AssistantCare home: QuarryfieldsLocation: Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8EPContract type: PermanentHours: 08:00 – 20:00, 09:00 – 15:00, 10:00 – 16:00 & 17:00 – 23:00Rate: £12.81 on completion of Exemplar Care CertificateCare home CQC rating: Rated 'Good' by CQCAre you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Quarryfields learning disability service in Balby.As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives.This role will give you a tremendous sense of achievement and pride – you’ll be making a real difference each and every day.About Exemplar Health CareQuarryfields is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.We support adults living with a learning disability and/or autism, and complex mental health needs.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 roleOur Health Care Assistants support people to live their best lives, whatever that looks like to them.No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:supporting people with their personal careassisting people at meal timesunderstanding individual health and wellbeing needsencouraging and supporting people to take part in social activities, both in and out of the homepromoting choice, dignity, independence and respectcompleting and maintaining care records.Download our job description to read more:https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029766837/About youWe 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 calmable to deal with, and defuse, challenging situationsenergetic and outgoing, with a positive, can-do attitudea 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 offerWe offer great rewards and perks including:regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospectsaccess to wages before paydayretail and lifestyle discountsfree DBS check24/7 counselling and supportBlue Light Card eligibility.How to applySound 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] 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.We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you’re asked for money in connection with a role, please contact [e-mail].