Senior Health Care Assistant

Leeds, LS9 0BA

Position: Senior Health Care Assistant
Care home: Copperfields 
Location: Cross Green, Leeds
Contract type: 36 hours per week 
Rate: £13.27 per hour 

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. 

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference every day. Join us as our new Senior Health Care Assistant at Copperfields care home in Cross Green, Leeds.

About Exemplar Health Care 

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

We support adults living with complex health needs and mixed diagnoses including brain injuries, dementia, mental health conditions, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.

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.

Download our job description to read more: 

https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1029889597/ 

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
  • 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 pod2@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. 

We will never ask for payment for job opportunities. Any website or individual requesting money for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) while claiming to represent us is not associated with our organisation. If you’re asked for money in connection with a role, please contact recruitment@exemplarhc.com.

About Exemplar
Health Care

We're one of the UK's leading providers of nursing care for adults living with complex needs, with more than 60 care homes across England. 

Everything we do is guided by our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success, and teamwork.

This creates a supportive environment where colleagues can grow and make every day better for the people we support.

Getting to Copperfields

Copperfields, 243 Cross Green Lane, Cross Green, Leeds, LS9 0BA

Copperfields is a short drive from the M621 and other major roads including the M1, A61, and A63.

From the M1, take junction 45 onto the A63/Pontefract Lane.

  • After the Toolstation shop turn right, and follow the road past East Leeds Cricket Club.
  • At the roundabout, turn left and Copperfields is on your right.

There are limited parking spaces in the home’s car park. Street parking is available along Cross Green Lane.

The home is a short walk from several bus stops.

  • Cross Green Ln Pontefract Lane bus stop (stop ID: 45012018), which is accessed by bus 62.
  • Pontefract Lane Cross Green Lane bus stop, which is accessed by buses BY1 and BY2.

Leeds train station is around 2 miles away (41 minute walk or 11 minute drive).