Personal Care Assistant

** Please Note - Our organisation can not provide work sponsorship, please do not apply for this vacancy if you require this to work in the UK**




We have part-time hours available at the weekend in the Woodingdean, Brighton area: Saturday/Sunday - 10am - 6pm and Sunday 9am to 10pm. The pay rate for this vacancy is £14.33 per hour




Our client is a beautiful young woman who needs assistance with all aspects of daily care. As her personal assistant, you will be supporting her to get the most out of life. Our client enjoys horse-riding, trampolining, shopping, walking...and anything adventerous!




You will ideally be bubbly, outgoing, have a great personality and up for encouraging our client to get the best out of everything




Personal care is involved in this role so we are looking for females only and you must be a driver and aged over 25yrs (for insurance purposes)

Requirements

Training Provided Specific to this Client:









Induction Training




Safeguarding Adults




Health and Safety




First Aid




Gastrostomy




Medication via PEG




Personal Care




Continence Care




Moving and Handling via Hoist




Epilepsy Awareness




Learning Disabilities




Autism Awareness




Cerebral Palsy Awareness




You will be trained to CQC standards to meet the needs of the client









Essential Requirements Identified for this Role:

• 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
  


• You must be a driver with a full UK driving licence
  


• 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 clients 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

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Benefits

Contractual:









Company pension scheme




Enhanced bank holiday payments




Annual Leave is paid at 5.6weeks (pro-rata) per annum, based on contracted hours











Support:









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




Requirements: You will be expected to complete the following CQC standard training which is specific to this client: - Induction Training - Safeguarding Adults - First Aid - Personal Care - Moving and Handling with a Hoist - Medication Care Needs - Gastrostomy Care - Epilepsy Awareness - Learning Disability Awareness Essential Requirements Identified for this Role: - 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 for this role - You must have previous care experience and an awareness of learning disabilities and epilepsy - You must have an awareness of using sensory skills as a means of communication - 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