Support Worker

Law Office of J. David Outtrim, P.C.; East Devon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider in East Devon is seeking a Personal Care Assistant to join the team and provide essential support to a client with health challenges. This role involves personal care, assistance with daily living, and collaboration with health professionals. Candidates must hold a clean UK driving licence and be comfortable with caring for pets. Comprehensive training is provided, with flexible shifts required.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Enhanced bank holiday pay

Paid training

Employee perks including discounts

Qualifications

• Training in Safeguarding Adults, First Aid, Food Hygiene, Health & Safety.
• Comfortable supporting with personal care and working with dogs.
• Commitment to the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential care including personal and continence care.
• Monitor health conditions and assist with mobility and daily living.
• Collaborate closely with team members and take care of the client’s dog.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliable

Commitment to long-term care

Comfortable with personal care

Driver with a full, clean UK driving licence

Experience of PEG feeding

Job description

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?

Competitive Pay & Benefits

As a valued member of our team, youll enjoy:

• 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, youll be part of our clients dedicated support team, providing essential care in their home. Youll be employed by HomeCareDirect but will focus solely on supporting this client.

This role is for 36hrs per week which will be split between 3 x 12hr shifts. Flexibility is required to cover both day, night and weekend shifts.

About The Client & Your Responsibilities

Our client is a gentleman in his 50s who has diabetes and whose condition of MS has progressed, which both requires monitoring on a regular basis. He suffers from chronic pain and memory loss and requires support in all aspects of mobility and daily living, including personal/continence/catheter care, PEG feeding, blood glucose monitoring and medication administering.

Other duties include ensuring proper hydration, bathing, cooking, accompanying to appointments, following SALT and continence guidelines and collaborating closely with other team members. You will also be required to help care for our clients dog and take to the vets when needed.

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 / Catheter Care
• Gastrostomy
• Moving & Handling / Falls Awareness
• Medication Care Needs / Blood Glucose Monitoring
• Diabetes Awareness / Mental Health / Multiple Sclerosis

All training must be completed prior to start date and is paid at minimum wage.

Who Were Looking For

• Driver with a full, clean, UK driving licence
• Must be comfortable supporting with personal care
• Must be comfortable working around dogs, with no allergies
• A compassionate, reliable, and committed individual
• Commitment to long-term, person-centred care
• Desirable: Experience of PEG feeding, Diabetes & Insulin monitoring/management, MS related Dementia

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. A full, enhanced DBS certificate will be obtained for this role.

At HomeCareDirect, we pride ourselves on delivering high standards of care and professionalism and we know that starts with our people.

If youre looking to join a growing team where youll be valued, supported, and have a genuine impact, wed love to hear from you.