Senior Health Care Assistant - Days

Job description

Job OverviewCare home : Lakeview

Location : Leigh, Wigan

Contract type : Full time - 42 hours per week, days only

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.

We are looking for a Senior Health Care Assistant to lead a small Care Team, closely working with the Nurse in Charge to deliver high‐quality care for the people we support.

About the RoleThe Senior Health Care Assistants will lead the Care Team to support every aspect of our residents' day‐to‐day lives, ensuring high standards of care and documentation.

Responsibilities

Support people with their personal care.

Assist people at meal times.

Understand individual health and wellbeing needs.

Encourage and support people to take part in social activities, both in and out of the home.

Promote choice, dignity, independence and respect.

Lead, motivate and support a team of care colleagues.

Ensure that care documentation is completed to a high standard.

What 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, able to build trust and rapport

comfortable working on your own initiative, but knows when to escalāte

a motivating team leader

Qualifications

Relevant experience as a Health Care Assistant.

Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care.

Maths and English at GCSE Grade C or above (or relevant functional skills qualification).

What we offer

Regular supervision and 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 ApplyTo apply for this role, please click the button to 'APPLY NOW' or contact us for an informal chat at 01977 630830 or pod6@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.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Wigan

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

26-05-2026

Profession type

Home Care Jobs

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English