Health Care Assistant - days

Exemplar Health Care; Stockport; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A care home provider in Stockport is seeking a Health Care Assistant to join the team at Adswood Lodge. This role involves supporting adults with complex care needs. You will assist with personal care, encourage socialization, and maintain care records. No prior experience is required; however, a caring attitude and ability to communicate effectively are vital. This position offers a rewarding experience and the chance to make a significant impact on residents' lives.

Benefits

Access to wages before payday

Free DBS check

Retail and lifestyle discounts

24/7 counselling support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications required; relevant experience is appreciated.
• Must be able to work effectively in a caring environment.
• Commitment to doing the best for residents.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care tasks.
• Assist during meal times.
• Understand individual health needs.
• Encourage social activities.
• Maintain accurate care records.

Skills

Caring nature

Good communication

Understanding

Positive attitude

Job description

• Care home: Adswood Lodge
• Location: Stockport, SK3 8HZ
• Contract type: Permanent
• Rate: £12.21 per hour

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Adswood Lodge care home in Stockport.

As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives.

This role will give you a tremendous sense of achievement and pride – you’ll be making a real difference each and every day.

About Exemplar Health Care

Adswood Lodge is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. We support adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro disabilities including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease.

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About 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.

Key personal attributes

• 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

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

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

Location details

Adswood Lodge is a short drive from junction 1 of the M60 and other major roads including Wellington Road S and Buxton Road.

There's limited parking at the front of the building. The main car park is accessed via Lorne Grove.

To get to the car park from the home, head west on Adswood Lane West towards Warren Road. Turn right onto Shaw Road and then right onto Lorne Grove. The car park is at the end of the street.

Public transport to Adswood Lodge

The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

• Shaw Road South bus stop (stop ID: MANJATJT), which is accessed by bus 313.
• Range Road bus stop (stop ID: MANJATJP), which is accessed by bus 374.
• Bramhall Lane (Stop B) bus stop (stop ID: MANJMATG), which is accessed by buses 192, 199 skyline and 385.

There are two train stations in the local area.

• Stockport - 0.8 miles away (18 minute walk).
• Davenport - 0.6 miles away (14 minute walk).