Support Worker

HomeCareDirect; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job description

Support Worker

Location: Bramley, Rotherham, Yorkshire

Hours: 16 hours a week

Pay: £12.25 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 and your focus will be to support them only. This post is for 16hrs, providing 2:1 support for our client. You will work from 4pm to 8pm, 4 days a week. Our client has funding for respite care and you would need to be flexible to do this in addition to your contracted 16hrs. This will be discussed and explained further during your telephone screening.

About the Client and Duties

Our client is a man in his 20's who lives at home with his mum and dad. He requires support with daily tasks to lead a fulfilling and enjoyable life. He has autism, epilepsy and other health conditions that necessitate assistance to ensure his safety. While he has some understanding of his surroundings and emotions, he tends to be quiet around new people but becomes more chatty once he feels comfortable.

Our client enjoys listening to music and taking part in community activities. Your role will involve supporting him in pursuing his interests, such as visiting the cinema, bowling, shopping, dining out/people-watching. Although he is mobile, he uses a walker and wheelchair when outdoors.

He occasionally uses Makaton to communicate, so familiarity with this would be advantageous. At times, our client may display signs of frustration or anger. Experience managing challenging behaviours is desirable. It is essential that you have prior experience in a care role, with a background in supporting individuals with autism and learning disabilities (LD).

Training and Support:

We provide comprehensive, paid training to CQC standards covering:

• Full induction
  
• Safeguarding Adults
  
• Health & Safety / First Aid / Food Hygiene
  
• Moving & Handling / Physio / PBS / Falls Awareness / Personal Care
  
• Medication / Infection Control / Sepsis
  
• Epilepsy, Autism, Anxiety Awareness / Learning Disabilities / Makaton
  

All training must be completed before the start date, with training hours paid at minimum wage.

Requirements:

• Driver with a full, clean UK driving licence is preferred - you will drive your own vehicle for work with Business mileage being paid
  
• Good knowledge of Autism and working with learning disabilities is essential
  
• Experience of administering medication is desirable
  
• Experience of managing challenging behaviours is desirable
  
• Good communicator and knowledge of Makaton is desirable
  
• You should be bubbly and friendly
  
• Commitment to long-term, person-centred care
  
• You must be reliable, compassionate and committed to respecting confidentiality
  

We do not provide sponsorship.

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.