Support Worker

2 months ago

Woodford Green, United Kingdom Home Care Direct Full time
Job Description

This vacancy is for a male 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.


Mon – Fri, 8am – 8pm = £12.50 per hour, Mon – Fri, 8pm – 8am = £13.50 per hour (waking night), Weekends = £13.50 per hour

48hrs offered as 1 x full-time role or 2 x part-time roles (24hrs).

This vacancy is for a male personal care assistant to provide complex care support in the Woodford Green, Essex area. The work pattern is either 2 x 12hr shifts per week for part-time, or 4 x 12hr shifts per week for full-time. Shifts patterns will be discussed during the interview.

About the Client and Support Needed:
You will be providing complex care support, as needed for our professionally and socially active, creative client to maintain independence, by assisting and facilitating our client’s health, care, personal, social, professional, educational and voluntary goals.

 

Essentially, the role requires you to respect our client’s autonomy and support him in performing tasks he would perform himself if he were non-disabled, as well as provide all care needs including personal care.

 

You will maintain and promote the safety of our client, both at home and whilst undertaking personal, social, professional and voluntary activities.

 

Typical duties will include:

·         To provide all care needs, including personal care
·         To provide medication and equipment to our client as needed
·         To assist our client as needed getting to and from appointments
·         To maintain areas of our clients home and vehicle to an acceptable level of cleanliness
·         To check stock supplies and maintain adequate stock levels
·         To maintain and organise our clients clothing, belongings and equipment to his wishes whilst being careful and respectful
·         To ensure our client’s holistic wellbeing is supported at all times as needed

 

This list is not exhaustive.

 

This role requires care skills, empathy, patience and the ability to work under your own initiative whist maintaining confidentiality and without hindering or interfering the client’s wishes and activities.



Requirements

Training Provided Specific to this Client:


  • Induction Training
  • Safeguarding Adults
  • Health and Safety
  • First Aid
  • Food Hygiene
  • Administration of medication - specialised technique
  • Ventilation Use
  • Personal Care
  • Oral Suction
  • Nebuliser
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Moving and Handling - with Hoist Transfer
  • Gastrostomy Care
  • Appliance Aid
You will be trained to CQC standards to meet the needs of the client.  .

Essential Requirements Identified for this Role:

  • This post is exempt under The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1 - there is genuine occupational requirement to recruit male support workers only
  • You will need to be a driver for this role and hold a full, UK driving licence.
  • Our client has cats, therefore you should be comfortable around animals, with no cat allergies.
  • Previous care experience - preferably supporting people with physical disabilities, Gastrostomy care, Ventilation and Moving and Handling.
  • You should work well as part of a team, be supportive, kind, be able to follow instructions and policies, be organised, honest and have excellent communication skills.
  • 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.

Requirements
Driver, Male, Previous Care Experience

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