Support Worker

2 months ago


Worthing, United Kingdom Home Care Direct Full time

This vacancy is for a support worker / personal assistant to join our client’s support package to support them in their own home. We will be your legal employer on behalf of the client and you will not be asked to support other clients. All of our contracts are for permanent positions with a 6 month probationary period.

This vacancy is for 2 x complex personal care assistants in the Worthing area. The hours available are:
1) Day Hours - 36 hours (12 hour shifts) Monday to Friday: 8am to 8pm as per rota.

2) Night Hours - 36 hours (12 hour shifts) Thursday, Saturday and Sunday: 8pm to 8am.

Shift patterns to be discussed during the interview.

**About the Client and Support Needed**:
I am looking for exceptional, dedicated, skilled personal care assistants to join the team that I am building as I have complex care needs. I live independently in my own home with my wife, who is my main carer.

As a member of our caring team, you'll be responsible for a wide range of tasks that can vary day to day, so an amount of flexibility is required. Some of the main duties include:
Administration of medication

Moving and Handling with Hoist

Gastrostomy Care / PEG feeding

Personal Care

Assisting me in the community

Administrative duties

Light housework

Ideally, you would also have previous experience with Status Epilepticus and practical experience of giving Buccal Midazolam and be able to identify and understand a medical emergency.

It is my wish that my support workers are non-smokers.

**Requirements**:
**Training Provided Specific to this Client**:

- Induction Training
- Safeguarding Adults
- Health and Safety
- First Aid
- Food Hygiene
- Moving and Handling with Hoist
Gastrostomy Care / PEG feeding
-

You will be trained to CQC standards to meet the needs of the client. If you are 'already known to the client' and have care experience, this will be valued. Unless specified elsewhere, previous care experience is not essential.

**Essential Requirements Identified for this Role**:

- You should have excellent communication skills
- You will be friendly and dynamic with a strong personality and common sense
- You will have at least 6 months of complex care experience, which will include dealing with seizures, PEG feed, catheter and administering medication
- An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this vacancy (expense to be met by HomeCareDirect)
- Prepared to commit to long term care for one client in a 'person-centred' way
- Willing to be trained to CQC standards to meet the client's needs
- Respect Company policies and procedures
- Be reliable / non-judgemental / caring / responsible / compassionate
- Committed to confidentiality and to treat the client with dignity and respect

**Benefits**:
**Contractual**:
Company pension scheme

Enhanced bank holiday payments

Annual Leave is paid at 5.6weeks (pro-rata) per annum, based on contracted hours

**Support**:
Full support and supervisions from your dedicated Regional Care Lead

Training and full support from your local HCD Community Nurse Assessor

Career pathway options

A personal development plan

24hr on-call support

**Employee Benefits**:
A Blue Light discount card

Long service awards

Free wellbeing options and EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) provided by Spectrum Life

HomeCareDirect is a national service provider and industry-leading specialist in the personalisation of care at home. Registered with the Care Quality Commission, HomeCareDirect provides a person-centred approach, keeping clients safe at home, supporting with recruitment, employment and training for their staff to the highest standards, meeting legal and regulatory requirements.

Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

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