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Support Worker

Support Worker

Home Care DirectLewes, ESX, gb
9 days ago
Salary
£14.01 hourly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Support Worker (Full Time)

Location :   Lewes, Brighton, South East

Hours :   36hrs a week, waking nights

Pay :   £14.01 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.   The role is based in Lewes, Brighton in our clients own home.  The waking night hours are 7pm to 7am on a Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday.

About the Client and Duties

We are seeking a support worker for a joyful, humorous young man with complex care needs who requires continuous supervision and support.

He enjoys playing with Lego, watching TV, and visiting museums like the Imperial War Museum. Known for his quick humour and positive outlook, he enjoys life and college with the support of his family and care team.

Your role is to ensure his safety by supervising him, assisting with bathroom visits, responding during seizures, and administering his morning medication.   Experience in a similar care role and familiarity with children’s British culture or similar interests are ideal.

We’re looking for someone friendly, enthusiastic, punctual, and with a great sense of humour!

Requirements

Training and Support :

  • We provide comprehensive, paid training to CQC standards covering :
  • Full induction
  • Safeguarding Adults
  • Health & Safety / Food Hygiene / First Aid
  • Moving & Handling / Administering of Medication
  • Personal Care
  • Epilepsy and Emergency Aid
  • Learning Disabilities and Autism Awareness
  • All training must be completed before the start date, with training hours paid at £14.01 per hour

    • Requirements :

  • This post is exempt under The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1 - there is a genuine occupational requirement to recruit female support workers only
  • Experience in a similar care role is required
  • A willingness to provide holiday cover across the team
  • 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