Exemplar Health Care Services Limited in Sunderland

Health Care Assistant

Company: Exemplar Health Care Services Limited

Salary: £12.21‑£12.31 per hour

Job reference: 295217JCQA

About the job

Care home: Hylton Grange, 1 Poole Road, Sunderland, SR4 0HG

Contract: Permanent full time or part time, various shifts available

Rate: £12.21 per hour (£12.31 per hour on completion of the Exemplar care certificate)

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 compared to other care providers, typically six colleagues per unit to support around ten people, giving you more time to spend with those you support.

Download our job description: https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029766837/

About you

We value relevant experience and qualifications, and experience is essential for this role. Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

Qualities we look 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

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do. Experience is essential, and 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

Hylton Grange is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs, supporting 30 adults with mental health needs and neuro‑disabilities such as Huntington’s and Parkinson’s across three units.

This role offers stable and secure employment opportunities, great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.