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Support Worker Job details Posting date: 20 October 2025 Salary: £12.31 per hour Hours: Full time Closing date: 19 November 2025 Location: S61 1AJ Remote working: On-site only Company: Exemplar Health Care Services Limited Job type: Permanent Job reference: 293324JCQA Apply for this job Summary Position: Health Care Assistant Care home: Lonnen Grove Location: Kimberworth, Rotherham Contract type: Varioud Hours Available Rate: £12.31 on completion of Exemplar Care Certificate Care home CQC rating: Rated ‘Good’ by CQC Are you a caring, compassionate and cheerful person with lots to give? Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Lonnen Grove learning disability service in Rotherham. As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll support people to live their best lives. This role will give you a tremendous sense of achievement and pride – you’ll be making a real difference each and every day. And you can be proud to work for one of the country’s leading providers. The number of our homes rated ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ far exceeds the national average. About Exemplar Health Care Lonnen Grove is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country’s leading nursing care providers. We support six adults living with a learning disability and/or autism spectrum disorder. Daily life at Lonnen Grove is all about choice. Everything we do is personalised to the individuals we support. 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 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 to take part in social activities, both in and out of the home encouraging people to maximise their independence and build everyday living skills supporting people to access the local community assisting people with their personal hygiene assisting people at meal times, including with cooking understanding individual health and wellbeing needs promoting choice, dignity, independence and respect completing and maintaining care records. Download our job description to read more: https://jobsincare.com/job/jdwpxeUuSrBy About you We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role. Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our Exemplar Health Care 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. You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do. If you haven’t worked in the care sector before, we’ll help you feel right at home from the start with our induction, buddy and ongoing training programmes. 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 or email 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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To work as a Support Worker in the UK, you'll need a combination of personal qualities and specific skills. Here are some key skills and attributes that are typically important for this role:
1. Communication Skills: Ability to listen actively and communicate clearly with clients, their families, and other professionals.
2. Empathy and Compassion: Understanding the emotional needs of clients and demonstrating compassion and care is crucial.
3. Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to assess situations and come up with practical solutions to meet the needs of clients.
4. Patience and Resilience: Working with clients who may have challenging behaviors or emotional needs requires a lot of patience and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
5. Interpersonal Skills: Building rapport and maintaining professional relationships with clients and colleagues.
6. Organizational Skills: Manage your time effectively and keep track of multiple responsibilities and tasks.
7. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals such as social workers, health care providers, and therapists.
8. Flexibility and Adaptability: Clients' needs can change rapidly, so it’s important to adapt to new situations.
9. Knowledge of Safeguarding: Understanding policies and practices around safeguarding vulnerable individuals is essential for ensuring their safety.
10. Cultural Awareness: Being sensitive to the diverse backgrounds and needs of clients and providing appropriate support.
11. Basic IT Skills: Familiarity with using computers and electronic health records, as well as communication tools.
12. First Aid and Health Care Knowledge: While not always required, having basic first aid skills can be beneficial, and understanding health conditions related to your client group is important.
While formal qualifications are not always necessary, having relevant training or a vocational qualification in health and social care can be advantageous. Additionally, specific roles may require knowledge or experience in particular areas, such as mental health, learning disabilities, or physical disabilities.
It's also essential to undergo a background check (DBS check) as working with vulnerable individuals often requires safeguarding compliance.
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