Support Worker

Home Care Direct; Wirral; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider is seeking a dedicated Personal Care Assistant for a client in Wirral. The role involves providing 24-hour care, supporting a gentleman with learning disabilities and autism. Candidates should be compassionate and demonstrate a commitment to person-centred care. The position offers ongoing training and various employee benefits, ensuring comprehensive support. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in someone’s life while being part of a commendable care team.

Benefits

Competitive Pay & Benefits

Company pension scheme

Enhanced bank holiday pay

Paid training

24/7 confidential wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Previous care experience is preferred, but not essential.
• Experience with challenging behaviours and autism awareness is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential care in the client's home.
• Support the client’s daily living needs, ensuring safety and well-being.
• Engage the client in community activities and sensory experiences.

Skills

Compassionate

Good level of fitness

Reliability

Commitment to person-centred care

Job description

Overview

SupportWorker Job

Ref Number: ZR505

Location: Moreton, Wirral

Hours: 24 hours per week, waking nights

Pay: £ to £ 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

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.

This vacancy is for 24 hours per week, which will be 2 x waking nights. Flexibility across the week will be needed to meet the needs of the client and to fit in with the other support workers in the package.

About the Client & Your Responsibilities

Join our dedicated care team to support a gentleman in his 30s who lives in his own home with 24-hour assistance. Our client has learning disabilities and autism, and thrives on stability, routine and inclusion.

As part of the team, you’ll play a key role in supporting his daily living needs while ensuring his safety and well-being. He enjoys being active in the community, taking walks along the river and going on holidays. Sensory activities are a source of comfort for him, and he likes to spend some time in a local sensory room.

To safely support our client, you should be calm, patient, alert and vigilant, with a good level of fitness to help ensure his safety.

If you’re someone who values making a meaningful difference in someone's life and can help create a positive, structured environment, we’d love to hear from you.

This is an opportunity to be part of a team that truly makes a difference, helping our client live a fulfilling and enjoyable life.

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 / Moving & Handling / Medication Administering
• Autism / PBS / Restraint Techniques

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

Who We’re Looking For

• Previous care experience is preferred, but not essential
• Previous experience with behaviours that challenge, and autism awareness is desirable
• Good level of fitness
• A compassionate, reliable, and committed individual
• Commitment to long-term, person-centred care

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

If you’re looking to join a growing team where you’ll be valued, supported, and have a genuine impact, we’d love to hear from you.