Position: Senior Health Care Assistant

Care home: Lepton Heights
Location: 36 Wakefield Road, Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield, HD8 0BG
Contract type: Full time and part time hours - 12 hour shifts 
Rate:  Up to £12.00 per hour depending on qualifications 

If you’re an experienced Health Care Assistant looking to take your next career step, we have the role for you. 

Our Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with our Nurse in Charge to lead a small Care Team in delivering high-quality care for the people we support. 

Lepton Heights care home is set to open in 2025, offering you a unique opportunity to be part of a brand-new team in a state-of-the-art, purpose-built home. This is your chance to truly make an impact!

About Exemplar Health Care 

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

When open, Lepton Heights will support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia and physical disabilities. 

Although the home is set to open in Januray 2025, you’ll begin a tailored induction one month prior. 

This will give you the opportunity to learn about the company, meet your colleagues and complete your training, so you're fully prepared when the home officially opens.

In the meantime, we'll stay in touch via email or WhatsApp, sharing regular updates on the progress of your new workplace.

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 Senior Health Care Assistants work closely with the Nurse in Charge and lead our Care Teams in supporting every aspect of our residents’ day-to-day lives.

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

• leading, motivating and supporting a team of care colleagues

• ensuring that care documentation is completed to a high standard.

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: 

About you

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our 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, able to build trust and rapport with people

• comfortable working on your own initiative – but you know when to escalate

• a motivating team leader.

To apply for this role, you must have relevant experience, a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social care, plus Maths and English at GCSE Grade C or above (or relevant functional skills qualification). 

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including: 

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects 

• access to wages before payday with Wagestream

• 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 pod1@exemplarhc.com. 

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.