Job Description
Support Worker (Part-Time)
Location: Wisbech, Cambridge, East Anglia
Hours: 25 hours per week
Pay: £12.50 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.
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. This role is worked over a 3 week rota as follows:
Week 1: 2 x 11hr shifts
Week 2: 2 x 11hr shifts
Week 3: 3 x 11hr shifts
You should be available to pick up weekend shifts and be flexible to cover additional shifts due to sickness or holidays.
About the Client and Duties
Our client is a lovely young lady who sustained a traumatic brain injury following a road traffic accident. Due to this she is now unable to use her left arm and has weakness in her left leg. She uses a wheelchair but can walk short distances.
She lives independently in a bungalow which has been adapted to meet her needs and you will support her at home with personal care, moving and handling, medication administration and with daily living. She also has many interests and likes to take part in activities which include going to the gym, horse-riding, cooking and visiting her family. You will support her to enjoy life to the full and will need to have previous care experience and an understanding of brain injury.
You will need to drive our clients vehicle for this role so you should have a full, clean, UK driving licence.
This is a very rewarding role for the right person. Please only apply if you are dedicated to providing reliable, excellent care and support to our client.
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
* Personal Care / Medication Care Needs
* Brain Injury Awareness
* All training must be completed before the start date, with training hours paid at minimum wage
Requirements:
* You must be a driver with a full, clean UK driving licence
* You must have previous care experience and an understanding of brain injury
* This post is exempt under The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1 - there is a genuine occupational requirement to recruit a female personal assistant only
* Commitment to long-term, person-centred care
* You must be reliable, compassionate and committed to respecting confidentiality
Benefits
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.
Requirements
Care Experience, Understanding of brain injury, Communication Skills