Health Care Assistant

Full Job Description

JOIN US TODAY TO RECEIVE A £500 WELCOME BONUS **AND AN EXTRA £500 AFTER SIX MONTHS!

Role: Health Care Assistant

Salary: £23,441.60 per annum plus a £500 welcome bonus and an extra £500 when you pass your probation

Hours: Full-time, Permanent (40 hours per week - Monday to Friday, various times)

Essential: The Right to Work in the UK

How we reward you

We want our residents to have the best care possible, and therefore you’ll receive an exceptional rewards package including:

• Salary: £23,441.60 per annum
• £500 welcome bonus **and an extra £500 after you pass your probation (minimum six months)
• ‘Journey to Management’ programme – starting with your Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare
• 255 hours’ annual leave allowance, which equates to 6 weeks. This increases following two years’ service to 298 hours which equates to 7 weeks. You are also entitled to an additional days holiday for ‘one moment in time’ to celebrate a special occasion.
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• Earn £1000 by referring a friend
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
• Bank holiday bonus pay (Time and a half hourly rate per bank holiday hours worked)

And market leading benefits offered through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad, to use at high street stores, events, cinemas, restaurants and more!
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

Unlock your potential - “We make the incredible happen!”

The Opportunity

Options Autism, are recruiting Health Care Assistants to join our team in Cumbria.

At Underley Garden Childrens home, we work directly with vulnerable children with Autism and complex needs.

This home is located in the idyllic countryside of Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria and is within commutable distance from Lancaster, Morecambe, Penrith, Kendal and Skipton.

Our residential homes are friendly and fun, and though there are challenges too, everything we do is dedicated to creating rewarding experiences – for those we look after and for everyone in our team!

The best part is you don’t need any prior experience, just the following:

• A big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents’ lives.
• Understanding that the people we care for can be challenging.
• Patience, resilience, and calmness.
• Become the “go to” person for help, support and guidance with their everyday needs.
• Willingness to learn not only about the people we support, but the ins and outs of Adult Residential Care.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.