We are seeking a caring, compassionate, and cheerful person to join us as a Health Care Assistant at Laurel Place care home in Bishop Auckland.
As a Health Care Assistant, you will support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives. This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand new team in a state-of-the-art, purpose-built home.
About Exemplar Health Care: Laurel Place is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. When open, Laurel Place will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia, and physical disabilities.
About the Role: Our Health Care Assistants support people to live their best lives. 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
We have higher-than-average staffing levels, giving you more time to spend with the people you support.
About You: We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role. Above all, you are someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.
* 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
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
To apply, please click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’. For an informal chat, call us on 01977 630830 or email pod2@exemplarhc.com.
Please note, applicants must be authorized to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
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