Care Assistant

Care Assistant - NIGHTS ONLY
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Care Assistant - NIGHTS ONLY

Care home: Wheldale Heights
Location: Castleford, WF10 2PY
Contract type: Full Time - NIGHTS ONLY - 8.00pm - 8.00am
Rate:£12.44 up to £12.79 per hour depending on qualifications

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Wheldale Heightscare home in Castleford.

As a Care Assistant, youll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives.

This role will give you a tremendous sense of achievement and pride youll be making a real difference each and every day.

And, you can be proud to work for one of the countrys leading providers. The number of our homes rated Good and Outstanding far exceeds the national average.

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 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:

• supportingpeople with their personal care
• assistingpeople at meal times
• understandingindividual health and wellbeing needs
• encouragingand supporting people to take part in social activities, both in and out of the home
• promotingchoice, dignity, independence and respect
• completing and maintainingcare records.

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.

Download our job description to read more:https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029766837/

About you

We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they arent essential for this role.

Above all, youre someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

Youre 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.

Youll put people at the heart of everything you do.

If you havent worked in the care sector before, well 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? Wed love to hear from you. Click the button to APPLY NOW.

Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. Were unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

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Posted Date: 9/19/2024