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Job Summary
Female Support Worker
Job Ref Number: ZR474
Location: Barnsley South Yorkshire
Hours: Part-time 28.5hrs per week
Pay: 15.50 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
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 role is for 28.5hrs per week working split-shifts with some being completed remotely. Full details will be provided during screening.
About the Client & Your Responsibilities
We are seeking a compassionate and experienced female carer to support a young lady both at home and in the community. The ideal candidate will be a driver with experience in a similar role and have sound knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) mental health self-harm challenging behaviours and eating disorders.
As our client has an assistance dog you must be comfortable working around dogs. It would also be desirable though not essential to have knowledge of PTSD and EUPD.
Requirements
Training & Support
We provide comprehensive paid training (to CQC standards) before your start date covering:
- Full induction
- Safeguarding Adults / Person Centred Care
- First Aid / Food Hygiene / Health & Safety
- Mental Health / Depression / MCA Dols / PTSD
- Anxiety / PBS / Autism / Eating Disorder
- Personal Care / Suppositories / Enemas
All training must be completed prior to start date and is paid at minimum wage.
Who We re Looking For
This position is female-only in accordance with The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part
Driver with full clean UK driving licence will drive clients vehicle
Previous experience in a similar role
Knowledge of ASD mental health self harm eating disorders and challenging behaviours
Must be comfortable working around dogs
A compassionate reliable and committed individual
Commitment to long-term person-centred care
Benefits
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 standards. 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.
Key Skills
- Nursing Home Experience
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Direct Support
- Computer Operation
- Caregiving
- Case Management
- Special Needs
- Training & Development
- Child Protective Services
- Experience with Children
- Word Processing
- Addiction Counseling
