Support Worker - BANK

Exemplar Health Care Services Limited; South Heighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a compassionate Health Care Assistant to support residents at their care home, assisting with personal care and activities. The ideal candidate should embody values of care and understanding. Training is provided, making this role suitable for those new to the sector. The position includes competitive pay and multiple perks, such as supervision and peer support, alongside opportunities for growth and discounts.

Benefits

Regular supervision

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in care is valued but not essential.
• Expected to adhere to the company values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Support personal care of residents.
• Assist residents during meal times.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage participation in social activities.
• Promote dignity, independence, and respect.
• Maintain accurate care records.

Skills

Caring and compassionate

Great listening and communication

Ability to defuse challenging situations

Energetic and outgoing

Job description

Position: Health Care Assistant

Care home: Laurel Place

Location: Gudmensen Avenue, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RG

Contract type: Bank contract 0 hours to cover holidays and sickness

Rate: £13.68 per hour

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as a 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 complex needs, such as acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities.

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]

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.