Support Worker

Exemplar Health Care; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular supervision

Wages before payday

Discounts (retail & lifestyle)

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Health Care Assistant at Pathways care home in Sutton-in-Ashfield. You will support adults with complex care needs to live their best lives; no two days are the same and induction and ongoing training are provided.

We offer 12-hour shifts, full or part time, with competitive pay rates and a Care Certificate progression path upon completion.

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications required; relevant experience not essential.
• Induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes are provided.

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

Skills

Caring

Communication

Empathy

Calm

Teamwork

Job description

# Support WorkerSutton in Ashfield, NG17 4BR**Position**: Health Care Assistant **Care home:**Pathways **Location**: Kingfisher Way, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4BR **Contract type**: Full time or part time hours, 12 hour shifts 8am to 8pm & 8pm to 8am or alternate weeks of days and nights **Rate**: £13.21 per hour (£13.31 upon completion of Exemplar care certificate) **Care home CQC rating**: Rated ‘Good’ by CQC**Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Pathways care home in Sutton-in-Ashfield.**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 Care**Pathways 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.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 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 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**.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 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].