Female Support Worker

Law Office of J. David Outtrim, P.C.; London; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established service provider in personalized home care seeks dedicated female support workers to join their team in Brighton. This role involves providing compassionate, reliable care to a young woman who enjoys adventurous activities like horse-riding and shopping. Candidates should have a bubbly personality and a commitment to enhancing the client's quality of life. With comprehensive paid training and ongoing support, this position offers a fulfilling opportunity to make a difference in someone's life while working in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about care and looking for a rewarding role, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Enhanced bank holiday pay

Ongoing support from a dedicated Regional Care Lead

24/7 on-call support

Career development opportunities

Employee benefits including Blue Light discount card

Qualifications

• Must be a reliable and compassionate individual committed to person-centred care.
• Drivers required, must be over 25 for insurance purposes.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential personal care and support in the client's home.
• Encourage the client to engage in enjoyable activities and maintain independence.

Skills

Personal Care

Compassion

Reliability

Communication

Driving

Education

Care Experience

Tools

Health & Safety Training

First Aid Training

Safeguarding Training

Job description

Female Support Worker (Full and Part-Time)

Location: Woodingdean, Brighton, South East

Hours: To be discussed at interview

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 to work in our clients own home in Woodingdean, Brighton on a rota to cover hours across every day. We have full and part-time hours available.

About the Client and Duties

Our client is a beautiful young woman who needs assistance with all aspects of daily care including personal care.

As her personal care assistant, you will be supporting her to get the most out of life.Our client enjoys horse-riding, trampolining, shopping, walking…and anything else adventurous!

Ideally you will be bubbly and outgoing with a great personality and should be up for encouraging our client to get the best out of everything. Previous care experience would be preferred.

Drivers are required and you should be aged over 25yrs of age for insurance purposes.

Training and Support:

We provide comprehensive, paid training to CQC standards covering:

• Full induction
• Safeguarding Adults
• Health & Safety and First aid
• Moving & Handling via Hoist
• Gastrostomy and Medication via PEG
• Personal Care and Continence Care
• Awareness in Epilepsy, Learning Disabilities, Autism and Cerebral Palsy
• All training must be completed before the start date and is paid at £14.33 per hour

Requirements:

• 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
• Driver, with a full UK driving licence, aged over 25yr for insurance purposes
• Commitment to long-term, person-centred care
• You must be reliable, compassionate and committed to respecting confidentiality

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.