Overview
As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be key in helping our young people with everyday living including helping in daily personal care, household tasks, accompanying the young person to appointments and daily plans whilst ensuring their health and wellbeing needs are met.
The rewards of this role are incomparable to any other job. You will be working in an environment where the little things that you do every day could have life-changing results on the young people in our care.
We specialise in providing best-in-class care and support for children and young people who have behaviours that may challenge, mental health needs and disabilities that need extra support. We endeavour to create an environment that exceeds the needs of the children and young people, enabling them to express their characters, feel safe, and enrich their lives.
Working as a Children’s Healthcare Assistant, you must be willing to go above and beyond for the children and young people, ensuring that they have an experience of childhood that they can reflect upon and carry with them into adulthood.
Current locations covered are Sussex, Somerset, Devon and Swindon.
In return, you will be rewarded with a career defining opportunity to impact on an ambitious and growing organisation that is committed to staff retention, development, and equality.
Requirements
Required Skills:
* Experience as a Healthcare Assistant or similar position.
* Care Certificate would be an advantage.
* A passion to want to help others.
* The ability to communicate clearly and sensitively when talking to people and their families.
* The ability to work alone.
* Being empathetic towards everyone.
* Great verbal and written communication skills.
* A non-judgemental attitude regardless of a person’s needs.
* The ability to remain calm under pressure and when dealing with challenging situations.
* Forward-thinking with a flexible approach.
* Able to follow instruction & direction.
* Full UK Driving License with access to your own vehicle or means of transport.
Subject to ENHANCED DBS and satisfactory references:
Bespoke Guardians is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. If you require any adaptations during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not exhaustive or comprehensive. Other duties may be assigned as necessary to meet the needs of the business.
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