Male Support Worker

HomeCareDirect; North Shields; On-site; Full time

Job summary

HomeCareDirect is seeking a Male Support Worker in South Shields to provide essential care for a client with a spinal injury. This rewarding role involves personal care, medication administration, and support with daily living activities, ensuring the client's independence and quality of life.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Enhanced bank holiday pay

Paid training

Blue Light discount card

Long Service Awards

24/7 confidential wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Previous care experience including bowel care.
• Excellent standard of English verbal communication.
• No allergies to dogs.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, including catheter and bowel care.
• Assist with administering medication and daily living tasks.
• Support physiotherapy and rehabilitation techniques.

Skills

Compassion

Reliability

Communication

Job description

Male Support Worker

Location: South Shields, North East England
Hours: 24 hours per week
Pay: £18.00 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 Personal 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.

The hours of work will be either 7am to 7pm or 7pm to 7am (waking night) and the care team arrange the rota's between them to suit. You should be flexible across all days and be willing to support the rest of the team when planning shifts.

About the Client & Your Responsibilities

This is a very rewarding vacancy for a male support worker in South Shields, providing support for our client who has sustained a spinal injury. Our client has no movement in his legs and has weakened arms and requires 24/7 support. This role requires an experienced care worker who is committed to enhancing the quality of life for our client through personalised care whilst promoting his independence.

The duties and responsibilities for this role include personal care, including catheter and bowel care, to which you must have experience of. Moving and handling as required, assisting with administering medication, providing practical assistance with tasks around the home which includes helping to plan and cook meals, cleaning and laundry. You will also assist with physiotherapy, gym and rehabilitation techniques. You must be comfortable around dogs as our client has a lovely staffy who you will feed and walk.

Requirements

Training & Support

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

• Full induction
  
• Safeguarding Adults
  
• First Aid / Food Hygiene / Health & Safety
  
• Personal Care including Suppositories, Catheter and Bowel Care
  
• Moving and Handling with Hoist
  
• Medication Administering
  
• Physiotherapy
  
• Spinal Injury Awareness
  

All training must be completed prior to start date and is paid at £18.00 per hour.

Who We’re Looking For

ü This position is male-only, in accordance with The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1

ü Previous care experience including bowel care

ü Excellent standard of English verbal communication

ü No allergies to dogs

ü A compassionate, reliable, and committed individual

ü 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.

Please note: We do not provide sponsorship.

If you're dedicated to making a meaningful difference, apply today!