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Support worker

Home Care Direct
Part-time
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Worcester, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

We have a lovely part-time role available for a caring, reliable and down to earth support worker in the Worcester area.


Our client is a 45 year old gentleman who has memory problems and epilepsy resulting from a brain injury.  Although he has retained his sense of humour and love for comedy, sitcoms, music and football, he needs support with prompts and reminders with everyday tasks.  He is seeking a proactive support worker to enable him to be more independent and achieve his potential.

This role is for 14 hours a week, over 3 days which would include alternate Sundays, 10:30am to 3pm.  You should be flexible to cover sickness and holidays when needed.

This role would include supporting with attending appointments and shopping trips, general help around the home and helping our client to keep his diary upto date so he has all information he needs to remind him of things.  You will also help to order and organise his medication so you need to be proactive and have a sense of maturity. 

No personal care is involved in this role.  Drivers are not essential, however if you do drive, our client has a motability vehicle that you will use.

Please note: we are unable to offer positions to anybody requiring sponsorship.


Requirements



Training is provided specific to this client to CQC standards and includes the following:


  • Induction
    Training

  • Safeguarding
    Adults

  • First Aid
  • Food
    Hygiene

  • Medication Care Needs
  • Head Injury
  • Epilepsy Awareness
  • Mental Health / OCD




Essential
Requirements Identified for this Role - please ensure you meet the following:

  • A good level of education is needed
  • Good communication skills
  • An enhanced DBS
    disclosure is required for this vacancy (expense to be met by
    HomeCareDirect)



  • 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:

  • Hourly rate of £11.67 per hour
  • 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.