Support Worker Days and Nights

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

Job summary

A reputable care provider is looking for a passionate Health Care Assistant to join their team in Swallownest. In this role, you'll support adults with complex care needs, helping them to lead fulfilling lives. Responsibilities include assisting with personal care and enabling individuals to participate in the community. The position offers competitive pay, opportunities for training and development, and a supportive work environment that values teamwork and integrity. If you're caring and eager to make a difference, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Access to wages before payday

Regular supervision and learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Caring, kind, and understanding.
• Able to defuse challenging situations.
• Energetic, outgoing with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Support people to achieve personal goals.
• Assist with personal care and meal times.
• Maintain care records.

Skills

Caring

Communication

Adaptability

Job description

£12.31 on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate

Position: Health Care Assistant

Care home: The Lodge

Location: Swallownest, S26 4WB

Contract type: Various Hours Available – Days and Nights staff needed

Rate: £12.31 on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate

Care home 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 The Lodge learning disability service in Swallownest.

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.

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

We support six adults with severe or profound and multiple learning disabilities.

With this small group living, we provide a homely environment for the people we support.

With us, you’ll be mindful that you’re working in people’s home and understand that every day is led by what the people living at The Lodge want to do. Flexibility and adaptability is a must.

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 to achieve their personal goals
• Encouraging and supporting people to be in control of their day to day lives
• Enabling people to access their hobbies and interests and be part of their local community
• Supporting people with their personal care
• Assisting people at meal times by promoting choice and involvement in all aspects of meal preparation
• Understanding individual health and wellbeing needs
• 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.

What we are looking for

• 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
• Adaptable

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

About Exemplar Health Care

Exemplar Health Care began as a healthcare consultancy and training firm. But we soon saw a gap in the sector: a lack of care homes for younger adults living with complex needs.

That insight shaped the mission we still live by today – to transform complex care and provide fulfilling opportunities for the people who need it most.

We’re now proud to have more than 60 care homes across England, providing nursing care for adults living with dementia, neuro‑disabilities, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities.

Whoever you are, and whatever experience you bring, there are lots of ways you can help us make every day better for the people we support.

What’s happening at Exemplar Health Care

The people we support have unique needs and stories, but one thing stays the same across all our homes - we empower individuals to achieve personal goals in a safe and supportive environment.

Every new colleague attends an induction to learn about our company and complete mandatory and role‑specific training, equipping you with the skills and knowledge to deliver exceptional care.

Whether your goals are in care, nursing, management, quality or support, we provide the confidence, skills and knowledge to help you excel in your role and advance your career, if you wish.

Happy, healthy colleagues mean better care for those we support. We offer a range of initiatives to ensure our colleagues thrive in safe and supportive environments.

From paid RCNi Learning access and NMC PIN payments for nurses to lifestyle and retail discounts for everyone, our rewards ensure your career is as fulfilling as it is rewarding.

From care homes to central support services, everyone plays a vital role. Hear from colleagues across various roles about what it’s like to work with us.