Personal (Care) Assistant - 619dw

**This vacancy is for a Personal (Care) Assistant**

HomeCareDirect are industry-leading specialists in personalisation. We help a wide variety of people to take control over their care at home using personal budgets, personal health budgets, direct payments or their own funding.

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Vacancy Summary:_**

This is a full-time vacancy on a permanent contract for a female Personal (Care) Assistant in the Ipswich area. The hours of work will be confirmed at the interview stage.

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About me:_**

I am a lady in my 20’s that has Muscular Dystrophy and I live at home with my dad. I have many interests and these include writing, poetry and fantasy fiction. I enjoy watching films and listening to music and audio books. There will be periods of time during the working shift that I want time to myself to pursue my own interests. You will spend time within my home but when away from me, I will use my mobile phone to call when support is required.

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What support I need:_**

The overall purpose of my support package is to assist me in having a safe, sociable, purposeful and active lifestyle, in which I remain as independent as is practically possible.

You will:

- Adhere to the support plan designed by me and approved by HomeCareDirect. This will include a wide variety of duties in my home and in the community which will enable me to live as independently as possible and in the manner in which I wish to live.
- Enable me to live a full and active life as much as possible. Encourage me to identify a variety of social and leisure activities that I would like to do. Assist in the planning and organising of these activities, ensuring I am as involved as possible.

**About you and our requirements**:
It is desirable, though not essential for applicants to have previous experience in the care sector:

- You must be committed to providing assistance with all duties to the highest possible standard
- You will be required to show sensitivity and consideration when working with our client
- You are expected to be respectful of our client’s privacy and dignity
- Enthusiasm for assisting our client to live their life to the full, as independently as possible
- Non-smokers are preferred

It is a requirement to:

- Complete a daily record of work in HomeCareDirect log books so that accurate and reliable information is available to HomeCareDirect about our client
- Attend supervision sessions with a HomeCareDirect representative so you can be assessed as being safe to perform tasks in which you have been trained
- Attend appraisal sessions with a HomeCareDirect representative so that feedback can be provided and any issues raised and discussed. Career progression and further training opportunities for personal assistants will also be discussed here
- Comply with relevant legislation and HomeCareDirect operational policies and procedures

A full, valid UK driving license is required. It is preferable that you have your own suitable vehicle to take our client out and have the appropriate insurance in place or change to driving our client’s vehicle.

This post is exempt under The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1 - there is a genuine occupational requirement to recruit
**female** support workers only.

An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this vacancy (expense met by HomeCareDirect)

**What we can offer you**:
Current pay rates:
Week day rate - £13.50 per hour

Waking night rate - £14.00 per hour

Auto enrolment into a pension scheme

Enhanced Bank Holiday Payments

Full support and supervisions from your dedicated local nurse and Care Facilitator

Enhanced Pay to client support needs

Enhanced client specific training

Personal Development Plan

Blue Light Card

Long Service Awards

**EAP Wellbeing Programme**
- Fitness Plans
- Nutrition/Recipes
- Self Help Guides
- High Street Discounts
- 24 Hour Confidential Support

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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._