Health Care Assistant

Exemplar Health Care; Ashton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care provider in Ashton-under-Lyne is seeking a Health Care Assistant to support adults with complex care needs. This full-time role involves assisting with personal care, meal times, and fostering social interactions. Ideal candidates will have a caring attitude and excellent communication skills. The position offers competitive pay, ongoing training, and various benefits, including peer support and discounts. Join us to make a difference in the lives of others.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Career prospects

Qualifications

• Caring, calm, and understanding approach to caregiving.
• Great listener with a can-do attitude.
• Able to defuse challenging situations and promote dignity.

Responsibilities

• Support personal care for residents.
• Assist residents during meal times.
• Encourage participation in social activities.
• Maintain and complete care records.

Skills

Caring and kind

Communication skills

Ability to handle challenging situations

Energetic and outgoing

Job description

£12.31 per hour upon completion of Exemplar Care Certificate

Position: Health Care Assistant
Care home: Acer Mews
Location: Holden Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9JF
Contract type: Full time - Permanent (Days and Nights available.
Rate: £12.31 upon completion of Exemplar Care Certificate

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as a Health Care Assistant at Acer Mews care home in Ashton-under-Lyne. As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives.

About Exemplar Health Care

Acer Mews is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. We support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia, and physical disabilities.

We offer stable and secure employment opportunities, great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

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

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.

Qualifications

• 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.

What we offer

• 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? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.

For an informal chat about joining us, call us on 01977 630830 or email [e-mail].

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

Transport & Location

The home is a short walk from several bus stops: Holden Street bus stop (stop ID: MANDAMDP) accessed by bus 396; Crickets Lane bus stop (stop ID: MANDAMPD) accessed by buses 216, 231, 237, 337, 350, 356, 357, 387, 389, S350 and Y77. There's also a tram stop within walking distance (Ashton‑under‑Lyne – 0.7 miles, 15‑minute walk) and a nearby train station (Ashton‑under‑Lyne – 0.4 miles, nine‑minute walk). Street parking is available on Holden Street; the home’s car park has limited spaces.