Support Worker

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

Job summary

A leading health care provider in the UK is seeking a compassionate Support Worker to assist adults with complex care needs at their Quarryfields home in Doncaster. You will support individuals in their personal care, encourage social activities, and maintain care records. This role offers a fulfilling opportunity with significant community contribution. Join us for competitive compensation and comprehensive employee benefits.

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, understanding and calm.
• Energetic and outgoing with a can-do attitude.
• Great listener and communicator.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with personal care.
• Assist people at meal times.
• Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.
• Encourage social activities.
• Promote dignity, independence, and respect.
• Maintain care records.

Skills

Caring nature

Communication

Ability to handle challenging situations

Positive attitude

Job description

Position

• Position: Support Worker
• Care home: Quarryfields
• Location: Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8EP
• Contract type: Full time and part time hours available
• Rate: £12.31 on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate
• CQC rating: Rated 'Good' by CQC

Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Quarryfields learning disability service in Balby.

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.

And you can be proud to work for one of the country’s leading providers. The number of our homes rated ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ far exceeds the national average.

About Exemplar Health Care

Quarryfields is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers.

We support adults living with learning disability and/or autism, and complex mental health needs.

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

We have higher‑than‑average staffing levels when compared to other care providers, giving you more time to spend with the people you support.

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 Quarryfields

The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

Warmsworth Road/Hall Flat Lane bus stop (stop ID: 37041239), which is accessed by buses 221, 315, 316, X5 and X6.

Warmsworth Road/Oswin Avenue bus stop (stop ID: 37045431), which is accessed by buses 221, 314, 315, 316 and X2.

Sandford Road/Woodfield Road bus stop (stop ID: 37040711), which is accessed by buses 22, 371 and 372.

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