Health Care Assistant - nights

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

Job summary

A leading care provider in Wallasey is seeking a Health Care Assistant for night shifts. You will support adults living with complex care needs, assisting with personal care and social activities. Ideal candidates are caring, communicative, and have a positive attitude. No previous experience is required, but relevant qualifications are valued. This full-time or part-time role offers competitive pay and great benefits, including career opportunities and support programs.

Benefits

Regular supervision and peer support

Access to wages before payday

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Caring, kind, and understanding.
• Able to defuse challenging situations.
• Great listener and communicator.

Responsibilities

• Supporting people with their personal care.
• Assisting people at meal times.
• Understanding individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encouraging participation in social activities.
• Completing and maintaining care records.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Ability to handle challenging situations

Understanding and calm demeanor

Positive attitude

Job description

£12.31 (on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate)

Position: Health Care Assistant- nights

Care Home: Edgewater

Location: Wallasey (CH44 7HY)

Contract type: Full time and part time hours available

Shifts Available: Various – nights, 12 hour shifts

Rate: £12.31 (on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate)

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

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

Edgewater 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 neurodisabilities 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 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

Download our job description to read more:

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.

You’re also…

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.

Public transport to EdgewaterThe home is a short walk from several bus stops.

Wheatland Lane bus stop (stop ID: meramdmp) which is accessed by buses 409 and 411.

Corbyn Street bus stop (stop ID: meramdmt) which is accessed by buses 409 and 411.

There's also a train station in the local area.

Hamilton Square - 1.1 miles away (27 minute walk or 5 minute drive).