Rehabilitation Support Worker (Maternity Cover)

Homecare Direct Limited; Nottingham; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in personalized home care is seeking a Rehabilitation Support Worker for maternity cover. The role involves providing essential care and support to a young man with a brain injury, focusing on enhancing his quality of life through personal care, companionship, and assistance with daily tasks. The position offers comprehensive training and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

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

Employee benefits including Blue Light discount card

Qualifications

• Experience in similar roles preferred.
• Good physical fitness for manual handling.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, companionship, and assistance with therapies.
• Support client in social and sporting activities.
• Assist with daily tasks like meal preparation and finances.

Skills

Compassion

Proactivity

Trustworthiness

Education

CQC Standards Training

Job description

Rehabilitation Support Worker (Maternity Cover)

Bramcote, United Kingdom | Posted on 28/04/2025

Rehabilitation Support Worker (Maternity Cover)

Location: Bramcote, Nottingham, East Midlands

Hours: 36 hours a week – Fixed Term

Pay: £19.00 to £21.00 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, focusing solely on supporting them. This role is to cover maternity leave until April 2026, with potential for permanence. The hours are between 8 am and 8 pm, Friday to Sunday, to meet the client’s needs.

About the Client and Duties

This is a rewarding opportunity to support a young man with a brain injury living independently at home. Your role will be to empower him to lead an active and fulfilling life by providing personal care, companionship, and assistance with multidisciplinary therapies.

Supporting him in social and sporting activities, helping build meaningful connections, and assisting with daily tasks such as meal preparation, health & fitness, diary management, and finances are key responsibilities.

We seek a compassionate, proactive individual who can work closely with him, his family, and therapists to enhance his quality of life. Core values should include willingness to learn, honesty, integrity, and living life to the fullest.

Experience in similar roles, good physical fitness for manual handling, trustworthiness, and the ability to work with initiative in a family home with dogs are preferred.

Requirements

Training and Support:

We provide paid comprehensive training to CQC standards, including:

• Full induction
• Safeguarding Adults
• Health & Safety / First Aid / Food Hygiene
• Moving & Handling
• Personal care / Pressure Area Care / Gastrostomy Care
• Medication Administration / MCA & DOLS
• Brain Injury Awareness / Dysphagia / Dysarthria

All training must be completed before the start date; training hours are paid at minimum wage.

Additional Requirements:

• A full, clean UK driving license and ability to drive an adapted (van-sized) vehicle
• Good physical fitness
• Willingness to work in a family home with dogs
• Non-smoker due to working in a family home
• Commitment to long-term, person-centred care
• Reliability, compassion, and respect for confidentiality

Our organization is dedicated to safe, fair recruitment, safeguarding, and high standards of staff vetting, training, and supervision to ensure safe, effective, and compassionate care.