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Female Support Worker
Job Ref Number: ZR502
Location: Barnsley South Yorkshire
Hours: 12 hours per week
Pay: 13.21 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 the two clients in this package.
This position offers 12 hours per week on a two-week rolling rota with shifts from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Flexibility across all days of the week is required to meet the needs of both clients and the wider team.
About the Client & Your Responsibilities
This role involves supporting two individualsa man and a womanwho share a bungalow in South Yorkshire. Responsibilities include general household tasks adherence to daily and monthly cleaning routines meal preparation and providing assistance as required.
Both clients lead active lives and are seeking a creative support worker to help facilitate a variety of social and recreational activities.
The male individual in his late 70s has diabetes and learning disabilities. He values his independence; however he requires support with personal care tasks such as showering shaving and medication management. He enjoys dancing and food shopping as part of his active lifestyle.
The female individual in her 50s has learning disabilities and requires support with her mental health. While largely self-sufficient she benefits from prompts and occasional assistance including help styling her hair. She volunteers weekly at a local charity shop and enjoys clothes shopping.
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 / Falls Awareness
Diabetes / Medication Administering
Learning Disabilities / Mental Health
All training must be completed prior to start date and is paid at minimum wage.
Who Were Looking For
ü This position is female-only in accordance with The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1
ü Driver with a full UK licence is preferred
ü Previous care experience working within a home environment is desirable
ü A team player who is flexible to cover shifts to meet the needs of the clients and support the rest of the care team
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.
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:
care experience
Required Education:
Driver
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
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
