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Position
Health Care Assistant
Care home
Laurel Place
Location
Gudmensen Avenue, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6RG
Contract type
Permanent - full time or part time 12 hour shifts: 8am to 8pm and 8pm to 8am. Candidates must be flexible for days and night shifts or night shifts only.
Rate
£14.21 per hour (increasing to £14.31 per hour on completion of Exemplar care certificate)
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.
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
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.
What You’ll Also Be
* 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.
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
How to apply
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