Health Care Assistant/Mental support worker
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Position Overview & Specifications
- Nursing Home in Port sunlight, Birkenhead
- Day/Night/ are available
- The pay rate starts at £10 -£10,9 per hour depending on the experience
- 28 days holiday
- Ongoing career training and development
- A fantastic range of discounts and offers from many high street/ online retailers
- Workplace Pension
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Recognizing great work through our ‘Heart & Soul’ awards scheme
- Wellbeing services, financial loans and more.
We’re also committed to helping you progress and grow, with regular training and supervision, development opportunities and study support. If you want to build a successful career in care, we’re the best place to start.
Full Job Description
Are you looking for a new challenge and are you passionate about helping others as much as we are? Join our home and provide the very best care to our residents. Build your skills and enjoy great benefits.
About the role
We currently have an opportunity available for a CARE ASSISTANT/SENIOR CARE ASSISTANT to join our friendly team. Working at our home, you’ll look after our residents’ health, wellbeing and happiness. Your day-to-day tasks may include helping with residents’ social activities, serving in the dining room, tidying residents’ rooms, answering help bells and assisting with their dressing and personal care. Above all, you’ll be helping our residents feel comfortable and safe while they enjoy an exceptional quality of life in an atmosphere of respect, trust and joy.
About you
We’re looking for dedicated people who are simply passionate about helping others.
Experience in a similar position for at least 6 months, being a warm, friendly and compassionate person who’s as committed as we are.
For this role, successful candidates will have:
- Excellent communication skills and a great team player
- The ability to make responsible decisions that are always in the resident’s interest
- An NVQ 2/3 in Health and Social Care is desirable but not essential, and you should be willing to get further training if needed
Join our home and provide the very best care to our residents. Build your skills and enjoy great benefits.
How to apply:
If this sounds like a job for you, and you are interested in applying for this vacancy we would like to hear from you, please click the ‘apply now’ button and one of our team will be in contact with you very soon.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 6 per week
Salary: £10.00-£10.90 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexitime
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Night shift
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
Application question(s):
- Do you need a sponsorship visa for working in the UK?
What type of visa do you have? When it does expires?
Experience:
- Care assistant/support worker: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Shift availability:
- Day shift (preferred)
- Night shift (preferred)
Work Location: One location
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Business Consulting
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Health Care Assistant/Mental support worker roles across Skycare's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Business Consulting.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £10 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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