Position: Senior Health Care Assistant
Care home: Adswood Lodge
Location: Stockport, SK3 8HZ
Contract type: 24 hours per week – nights
Rate: £13.77 per hour
About the role
Our Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with the Nurse in Charge and lead our Care Teams in supporting every aspect of our residents’ day‑to‑day 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
* Leading, motivating and supporting a team of care colleagues
* Ensuring that care documentation is completed to a high standard
About you
Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our 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
* great listener and communicator, able to build trust and rapport with people
* comfortable working on your own initiative – but you know when to escalte
* a motivating team leader
Qualifications
To apply for this role, you must have relevant experience, a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social care, plus Maths and English at GCSE Grade C or above (or relevant functional skills qualification).
Benefits
* 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
Contact
For an informal chat about joining us, call 01977 630830 or email POD6@exemplarhc.com.
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