Health Care Assistant – Part time

Company: Exemplar Health Care Group.
Apply for the Health Care Assistant – Part time
Location: Castleford
Job Description:

£13.81 per hour on completion of care certificate

Care home: Wheldale Heights

Location: Castleford, WF10 2PY

Contract type: Part time, 4, 6 or 12 hour shifts, nights and days

Rate: £13.81 per hour on completion of care certificate

About the role

Join us as our new Health Care Assistant at Wheldale Heights care home in Castleford. As a Health Care Assistant, you’ll support adults living with complex care needs to live their best lives.

Key Responsibilities

  • 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

Personal qualities we value

  • 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
  • putting people at the heart of everything you do

Qualifications

We value relevant experience and qualifications, but they aren’t essential for this role.

What we offer

  • 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 01977 630830 or email Pod5@exemplarhc.com

Legal and safety information

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.

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. If you’re asked for money in connection with a role, please contact

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Posted: June 1st, 2026