Support Worker

Home Care Direct; England; On-site; Part time

Job summary

Home Care Direct is seeking a dedicated Personal Care Assistant to provide essential care for a young woman with learning disabilities. This role involves assisting with personal care and medication, ensuring comfort and companionship, and requires experience in similar settings. Join a supportive team committed to person-centred care and make a meaningful difference.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Enhanced bank holiday pay

Paid training

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with learning disabilities is a must.
• Must be caring and compassionate, with the ability to adapt.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care, medication administration, and first aid.
• Support the client during prolonged myoclonus episodes and assist with communication.

Skills

Compassion

Resilience

Organizational Skills

Job description

North Woodingdean, United Kingdom | Posted on 05/22/2025

Location: NorthWoodingdean, Brighton, South East
Hours: 16 hours per week
Pay: £14.40 per hour

About HomeCareDirect

HomeCareDirect is a leadingnational provider of personalised home care. We are dedicated to deliveringsafe, compassionate, and person-centred care while ensuring our staff receivehigh-quality training, supervision, and career development opportunities.

Why Join Us?

As a valued member of ourteam, you’ll enjoy:

• Company pension scheme
  
• Enhanced bank holiday pay
  
• Paid training
  

Ongoing Support &Recognition

• Dedicated Regional Care Lead & Nursesupport
  
• 24/7 on-call assistance
  
• Long Service Awards
  
• PA of the Quarter Awards
  

The Role

As a Personal CareAssistant, you’ll be part of our client’s dedicated support team, providingessential care in their home. You’ll be employed by HomeCareDirect but willfocus solely on supporting this client.

This role is for 16 hours perweek. Shifts will be allocated to meet the needs of the client and will bebetween 08:00 – 23:00, Monday to Sunday.

About the Client & YourResponsibilities

Our client is a young womanwith learning disabilities and complex health needs who is looking for personalassistants who can assist her to live independently at home with herparents.

When she is well, she is verysociable and enjoys going to cafés, the cinema, museums, shows and hanging outwith friends. she likes to be out and about and enjoys using her tricycle onthe seafront and in the park. When she is not well, she enjoys listening tostories, watching DVDs and appreciates companionship and someone to make sureshe is as comfortable as possible.

You will be required toundertake duties such as assisting with personal care, medication administration,moving & handling with and without a hoist, supporting our client duringprolonged myoclonus (shaking) episodes, first aid and lighthousework/cooking. You will also be required to support her with hercommunication programme (PODD), for which training will be given.

We are looking for a personalassistant who is respectful, fun, well organised and who is able to adapt tomake the best of everyday, whether our client is well or notwell. Experience of working with people with learning disabilitiesis a must. You will need to be caring and compassionate but also resilient andable to use your initiative.

Requirements

Training & Support

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

• Full induction
  
• Safeguarding Adults
  
• Moving and Handling /Medication Administering
  
• Special Communication Needs
  
• Learning Disabilities /Epilepsy
  

All training must be completedprior to start date and is paid at £14.40 per hour.

Who We’re Looking For

ü Thisposition is female-only, in accordance with The Equality Act 2010Schedule 9 Part 1

ü Driverwith a full UK driving licence and aged over 25yrs for insurance purposes

ü Previousexperience of working with Learning Disabilities

ü Acompassionate, reliable, and committed individual

ü Commitmentto long-term, person-centred care

Join a Team That Cares

At HomeCareDirect, we arecommitted to safe, fair recruitment and ensuring all staff are vetted, trained,and supervised to the highest standards.

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