Support Worker

Homecare Direct Limited; Worthing, Brighton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to providing compassionate, person-centered care as a Personal Care Assistant. In this rewarding role, you'll support clients in their homes, ensuring they receive the highest quality of care tailored to their individual needs. You'll be part of a dedicated team, receiving comprehensive training and ongoing support to help you excel in your role. With flexible shifts available, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of those you care for while enjoying a supportive work environment. If you're passionate about helping others and committed to delivering exceptional care, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Enhanced bank holiday pay

Ongoing support from a dedicated team

24/7 on-call support

Career development opportunities

Employee benefits including discounts

Qualifications

• 6 months of recent complex care experience required.
• Training in health, safety, and moving & handling provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and medication administration.
• Assist clients with mobility and light housework.

Skills

Communication Skills

Compassion

Flexibility

Experience with Seizures

Reliability

Education

CQC Standards Training

First Aid Training

Tools

Hoist

Job description

Home Care Direct | Full Time or Part Time

Support Worker

Worthing, United Kingdom | Posted on 26/02/2025

Hours:Post 1: 36 hours per week (days) Post 2: 36 hours per week (nights)

Pay: £16.15 to £19.23 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. We have 2 roles available for our client as follows:

Post 1: Monday to Friday - 36 hours per week - shifts between 08:00 - 20:00 - £16.15 per hour

Post 2: Waking Nights - 36 hours per week on the following set shifts: Thursday - £16.15 per hour, Saturday and Sunday 20:00 - 08:00 - £19.23 per hour

About the Client and Duties
We are looking for exceptional, dedicated, skilled personal care assistants to join our clients existing care team. Our client has complex care needs and lives in his own home with his wife, who is his main carer.
As a member of the caring team, you'll be responsible for a wide range of tasks that can vary day to day, so an amount of flexibility is required. Some of the main duties include:

• Administration of medication
• Moving and Handling with Hoist
• Personal Care
• Assisting in the community
• Light housework

Ideally, you would also have previous experience with Status Epilepticus and practical experience of giving Buccal Midazolam and be able to identify and understand a medical emergency. It is our client's preference to have non-smokers and you must be ok working with cats in the family home.

Requirements

Training and Support:
We provide comprehensive, paid training to CQC standards covering:

• Full induction
• Safeguarding Adults
• Health & Safety / First Aid / Food Hygiene
• Moving & Handling with Hoist

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

• You should have excellent communication skills
• You will be friendly and dynamic with a strong personality and common sense
• You should have at least 6 months of recent complex care experience, which will include dealing with seizures, PEG feed, catheter and administering medication
• For day shifts: you must be flexible across all weekday days as shifts can include working on any day Monday to Friday
• For night shifts: you must be female only
• You must be happy to work with cats being in the family home
• Commitment to long-term, person-centred care
• You must be reliable, compassionate and committed to respecting confidentiality
• Non-smokers only
• Experience with status seizures

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.