Support Worker

**Support Worker**

**Job Ref Number**:**ZR462

**Location**: Brighton, South East
**Hours**: 12hours per week
**Pay**: £14.40 per hour

**About HomeCareDirect**

HomeCareDirect is a leading national provider of personalised home care. We are dedicated to delivering safe, compassionate, and person-centred care while ensuring our staff receive high-quality training, supervision, and career development opportunities.

**Why Join Us?**

As a valued member of our team, you’ll enjoy:
**Competitive Pay & Benefits**
- Company pension scheme
- Enhanced bank holiday pay
- Paid training

**Ongoing Support & Recognition**
- Dedicated Regional Care Lead & Nurse support
- 24/7 on-call assistance
- Employee perks, including:
- Blue Light discount card
- Long Service Awards
- PA of the Quarter Awards
- 24/7 confidential wellbeing support via Spectrum Life

**The Role**

As a **P**ersonal Care Assistant,** you’ll be part of our client’s dedicated support team, providing essential care in their home. You’ll be employed by HomeCareDirect but will focus solely on supporting this client.

This role is for 12 hours per week, working 2 x 6hr shifts. Shifts are between 9am to 3pm between Monday and Friday to suit the needs of the client so flexibility is needed.

**About the Client & Your Responsibilities**

Our client is an intelligent, thoughtful and engaging individual who sustained life-changing injuries as a result of a road traffic accident. He now requires full care support, including all aspects of personal care, moving and handling using a hoist and help with preparing and cooking food.

He is an academic with a doctorate in philosophy and has a strong interest in technology, particularly in the areas of computing and artificial intelligence. He enjoys learning and welcomes PA’s who are open to conversations on a wide range of topics.

Our client plays an active role in managing a woodland area and enjoys nature-based activities such as wildlife observation and tree planting. PA’s will be expected to support and accompany him to take part in these activities, which are an important part of his life so you should be a driver with a full, UK driving licence.

**Requirements**:
**Training & Support**

We provide **comprehensive, paid training** (to CQC standards) before your start date, covering:

- Full induction
- Safeguarding Adults
- First Aid / Food Hygiene
- Pressure Area Care / Infection Control / Moving & Handling with Hoist
- Personal Care / Catheter Care / Bowel Care / Suppositories
- Medication Administering / Cough Assist / Ventilation
- Mental Health / Epilepsy / Spinal Injury / Autonomic Dysreflexia

All training must be completed prior to start date and is paid at £14.40 per hour.

**Who We’re Looking For**
- Driver, with a full UK driving licence and aged between 20yrs and 65yrs for insurance purposes
- Flexible to work between Monday - Friday
- Comfortable providing full personal care support
- Sociable and adaptable to situations, with the ability to learn quickly
- A compassionate, reliable, and committed individual
- Commitment to long-term, person-centred care

**Benefits**:
**Join a Team That Cares**

At HomeCareDirect, we are committed to safe, fair recruitment and ensuring all staff are vetted, trained, and supervised to the highest standards. A full, enhanced DBS certificate will be obtained for this role.

At HomeCareDirect, we pride ourselves on delivering high standards of care and professionalism and we know that starts with our people.

If you’re looking to join a growing team where you’ll be valued, supported, and have a genuine impact, we’d love to hear from you.