Female Support Worker

Brighton and Hove - UK

Monthly Salary: £ 12 - 14

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Female Support Worker

Job Ref Number: ZR500

Location: Portslade Brighton
Hours: 25 hours per week
Pay: 12.21 to 14.40 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 youll 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

The Role

As a Personal Care Assistant youll be part of our clients dedicated support team providing essential care in their home. Youll be employed by HomeCareDirect but will focus solely on supporting this client.

The hours of work will be every Wednesday 3pm - 8am which includes a sleep-in and Sunday 9am 7pm. You should be flexible to cover additional shifts if needed.

About the Client & Your Responsibilities

We are seeking a compassionate and experienced female carer to support our client who lives in the Portslade Brighton area. Our client lives with her family and relies on her care team to keep her safe and to live as normal life as possible. You will support our client in her home and in the community when required.

Living with physical and learning disabilities she is unable to communicate her needs so you will need to be an excellent communicator and have an awareness of using sensory techniques to communicate and be willing to continue learning whilst in the role.

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 and Handling

Learning Disabilities / Epilepsy Awareness / Gastrostomy Care

All training must be completed prior to the start date and is paid at the higher rate of 14.40 per hour.

Who Were Looking For

ü This position is female-only in accordance with The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1

ü Previous care experience and knowledge of epilepsy and learning disabilities is essential

ü Previous experience with gastrostomy care is desirable

ü Driver with a full UK licence is preferable

ü A compassionate reliable and committed individual

ü 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 standards. A full enhanced DBS certificate will be obtained for this role.

At HomeCareDirect we pride ourselves on delivering high standards of care and professionalism and we know that starts with our people.

If youre looking to join a growing team where youll be valued supported and have a genuine impact wed love to hear from you.

Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer sponsorship.

Required Skills:

Excellent communication skills care experience

Required Education:

Driver

Female Support WorkerJob Ref Number: ZR500Location: Portslade Brighton Hours: 25 hours per week Pay: 12.21 to 14.40 per hour About HomeCareDirectHomeCareDirect is a leading national provider of personalised home care. We are dedicated to delivering safe compassionate and person-centred care while ...