This rewarding vacancy is for 26-29 hours per week on a 2-week rota, working in the Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire area. The shift hours are either 9am to 3pm or 7pm to 9pm and you should be available across all days to fit in with the other support workers in the package.
Our client is a gentleman in his 50's who lives at home with his wife and two children. The ideal support worker for this role must be proactive in supporting personal development, have a strong ethical value base and have enthusiasm for assisting the client to live their life to the full and as independently as possible. You will be required to support the client with medication, moving and handling with aid of a hoist, support with catheter care and the upkeep of his hydro pool, assisting the client to any appointments and social outings whilst providing support with personal care and meal preparations. Due to the complex support needs of the client, you ideally should have some previous care experience.
You will be required to drive as part of this role so you should be a driver aged 30yrs for insurance purposes. Our client also has 3 family dogs so you should be comfortable working around dogs with no dog allergies.
Requirements
The training we provide to CQC standards, which is specific to this client include:
- Induction
Training
- Safeguarding
Adults
- Health and
Safety
- First Aid
- Food
Hygiene
- Moving and Handling - Hoist
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Pressure Area Care
- Catheter Care & Bladder Washout
- Medication Administration
Essential
Requirements Identified for this Role:
- An enhanced DBS
disclosure is required for this vacancy (expense to be met by
HomeCareDirect)
- Driver with a full UK driving licence, aged 30yrs and over due to insurance stipulations
- Previous care experience due to the client requiring complex care
- Must be okay to work with dogs in the client's home
- Effective organisation and record keeping skills
- Prepared to commit to
long term care for one client in a 'person-centred'
way
- Willing to be trained
to CQC standards to meet the client's
needs
- Respect Company
policies and procedures
- Be reliable /
non-judgemental / caring / responsible /
compassionate
- Committed to
confidentiality and to treat the client with dignity and
respect
Benefits
Contractual Benefits:
£14.00 per hour for weekdays / £14.50 for weekends
Company pension
scheme
Enhanced bank holiday
payments
Annual Leave is paid at
5.6weeks (pro-rata) per annum, based on contracted
hours
Support Provided:
Full support and
supervisions from your dedicated Regional Care Lead
Training and full
support from your local HCD Community Nurse
Assessor
Career pathway
options
A personal development
plan
24hr on-call support
Employee
Benefits:
A Blue Light discount
card
Long service
awards
Free wellbeing options
and EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) provided by Spectrum
Life
This
vacancy is for a personal assistant to join our client’s support
package to support them in their own home. We will be your legal
employer on behalf of the client and you will not be asked to
support other clients. All of our contracts are for permanent
positions with a 6 month probationary period.
HomeCareDirect
is a national service provider and industry-leading specialist in
the personalisation of care at home. Registered with the Care
Quality Commission, HomeCareDirect provides a person-centred
approach, keeping clients safe at home, supporting with recruitment,
employment and training for their staff to the highest standards,
meeting legal and regulatory requirements.
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.