Health Care Assistant
Exemplar Health Care
Leeds, West YorkshireView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£26,436
Contract
Not specified
Hours
Full time
Closing date
Not specified
In plain English
What this job actually involves
You will work in a care home helping residents with daily tasks and supporting the nursing team. The role is full‑time with flexible day or night shifts. It suits caring, reliable people who can adapt to different hours. Pay starts at about £12.70 an hour and rises after training.
What you'll need
- You must be able to work flexible day and night shifts
- You need to be available for full‑time hours (36‑48 hrs per week)
- Good communication and a caring attitude are essential
- You should be able to follow instructions and work as part of a team
- A DBS check (background check) will likely be required
How to boost your chances
- Fill out the online application form completely and double‑check for errors
- Highlight any previous experience caring for older people or in a care home
- Show willingness to work both day and night shifts in your cover letter
- Mention any relevant training, such as first aid or health‑care certificates
- Gather references and be ready to provide a DBS check if asked
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Job description
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Position: Health Care Assistant
Care home: Hillside Court
Location: St Anthonys Road, Leeds, LS11 8FG
Contract type: Full time - 36, 42 & 48 hour contracts available. Candidates must be flexible for both days and nights
Rate: £12.71 per hour (increasing to £12.81 upon completion of Exemplar Healthcare certificate)
Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Hillside Court care home in Leeds.
As a Health Care Assistant, youll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a brand new team, in a state of the art, purpose built home. Youll have the chance to really make your mark.
Hillside Court is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the countrys leading nursing care providers.
Hillside Court will specialise in supporting adults living with complex mental health needs, 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.
Our Health Care Assistants support people to live their best lives, whatever that looks like to them.
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
- completing and maintaining care records.
We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they arent essential for this role.
Above all, youre someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
- 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.
Youll put people at the heart of everything you do.
If you havent worked in the care sector before, well help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes.
- 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.
Sound good? Wed love to hear from you. Click the button to APPLY NOW.
Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. Were 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.
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Adzuna
First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
6 October 2026
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