Support Worker

1 month ago

Wisbech, United Kingdom Home Care Direct Full time
Job Description

Support Worker (Part-Time)

Location: Wisbech, Cambridge, East Anglia

Hours: 25 hours per week

Pay: £12.50 per hour

 

About HomeCareDirect

HomeCareDirect is a national service provider and a leader in personalised home care.  We are committed to delivering safe, compassionate and person-centred care, while supporting our staff with top-quality training, supervision and development opportunities.



Benefits of being a Personal Care Assistant

  • Company pension scheme
  • Enhanced bank holiday pay
  • Ongoing support from a dedicated Regional Care Lead and Nurse
  • 24/7 on-call support
  • Career development opportunities and personal development plan
  • Employee benefits including: a Blue Light discount card, Long Service Awards, PA of the Quarter Awards and wellbeing options including 24/7 confidential support provided by Spectrum Life

 

The role of this Personal Care Assistant

Our personal care assistants join our client’s support team, providing reliable, essential care and support in their home.  You will be employed by HomeCareDirect on behalf of the client and your focus will be to support them only.  This role is worked over a 3 week rota as follows:

Week 1:  2 x 11hr shifts

Week 2:  2 x 11hr shifts

Week 3:  3 x 11hr shifts

You should be available to pick up weekend shifts and be flexible to cover additional shifts due to sickness or holidays.

 

About the Client and Duties

Our client is a lovely young lady who sustained a traumatic brain injury following a road traffic accident.  Due to this she is now unable to use her left arm and has weakness in her left leg.  She uses a wheelchair but can walk short distances. 

 

She lives independently in a bungalow which has been adapted to meet her needs and you will support her at home with personal care, moving and handling, medication administration and with daily living.  She also has many interests and likes to take part in activities which include going to the gym, horse-riding, cooking and visiting her family.  You will support her to enjoy life to the full and will need to have previous care experience and an understanding of brain injury.

 

You will need to drive our clients vehicle for this role so you should have a full, clean, UK driving licence.

 

This is a very rewarding role for the right person.  Please only apply if you are dedicated to providing reliable, excellent care and support to our client.


Requirements

Training and Support:

  • We provide comprehensive, paid training to CQC standards covering:
  • Full induction
  • Safeguarding Adults
  • Health & Safety / First Aid / Food Hygiene
  • Moving & Handling
  • Personal Care / Medication Care Needs
  • Brain Injury Awareness
  • All training must be completed before the start date, with training hours paid at minimum wage

 

Requirements:

  • You must be a driver with a full, clean UK driving licence
  • You must have previous care experience and an understanding of brain injuryThis post is exempt under The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1 - there is a genuine occupational requirement to recruit a female personal assistant only
  • Commitment to long-term, person-centred care
  • You must be reliable, compassionate and committed to respecting confidentiality


Benefits

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.


We do not provide sponsorship.




Requirements
Care Experience, Understanding of brain injury, Communication Skills

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