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Support Worker (Full Time)
Location: Folkestone Kent
Hours: 35 hours a week waking nights 21:00 07:00
Pay: 14.50 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.
As a valued member of our team you ll enjoy:
Competitive Pay & Benefits
- Company pension scheme
- Enhanced bank holiday pay
- Paid training
- 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
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.
About the Client and Duties
Our client is a man with very complex care and medical needs following an accident. He is very easy-going with a sense of humour and has full capacity. Full support is required to ensure he lives a healthy and happy life. Whilst on shift you will support our client when needed and undertake light domestic duties around the home while maintaining an aseptic environment.
Training and Support:
We provide comprehensive paid training to CQC standards covering:
- Full induction
- Safeguarding Adults
- Health & Safety / First Aid / Food Hygiene
- Moving & Handling
- Complex Care Training inc: Tracheotomy Care Oral Suction Nebuliser Cough Assist
- Gastrostomy Care / Medication via PEG
- Catheter and Bowel Care
- Spinal Injury Awareness
Requirements:
- Previous experience in complex care is essential
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- You must be able to remain calm under pressure
- You must be able to demonstrate a responsible attitude and be self-motivated
- Commitment to long-term person-centred care
- You must be reliable compassionate and committed to respecting confidentiality
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.
We do not provide sponsorship.
Employment Type
Full Time
