Support WorkerinWorthinginWorthingPUBLISHED TUE 25 MAR 2025
Competitive pay rates ranging from £16.15 to £19.23 per hour, providing financial stability.
Comprehensive training and ongoing support to ensure staff are well-prepared for their roles.
Flexible working hours with both day and night shifts available, allowing for work-life balance.
Career development opportunities and personal development plans to help staff grow professionally.
Access to valuable employee benefits, including a Blue Light discount card and wellbeing support.
The ability to build meaningful relationships with clients, making a positive impact on their lives.
A supportive work environment with dedicated regional care leads and 24/7 on-call assistance.
Join Our Compassionate Care Team in Worthing!
Are you looking for a rewarding role where your kindness and skills can truly make a difference? HomeCareDirect is seeking dedicated female Support Workers to join our client's compassionate care team in Worthing. With positions available for both day and waking night shifts, you’ll have the chance to provide vital support to a wonderful individual who lives at home with his loving wife. Your role will encompass a variety of tasks each day, from administering medication and personal care to assisting with community outings – every day offers a new opportunity to brighten someone’s life!
At HomeCareDirect, we believe in nurturing our caregivers just as much as we care for our clients. That’s why we offer comprehensive training, including first aid and health and safety, plus ongoing support from a dedicated team. Enjoy competitive pay rates between £16.15 and £19.23 per hour, along with benefits like a company pension scheme, enhanced bank holiday pay, and 24/7 confidential wellbeing support. If you have a strong sense of empathy, excellent communication skills, and at least six months of complex care experience, we want to hear from you! Join us in making a positive impact – together, we can create a future filled with care and compassion.
Competitive pay rates ranging from £16.15 to £19.23 per hour, providing financial stability.
Comprehensive training and ongoing support to ensure staff are well-prepared for their roles.
Flexible working hours with both day and night shifts available, allowing for work-life balance.
Career development opportunities and personal development plans to help staff grow professionally.
Access to valuable employee benefits, including a Blue Light discount card and wellbeing support.
The ability to build meaningful relationships with clients, making a positive impact on their lives.
A supportive work environment with dedicated regional care leads and 24/7 on-call assistance.
Location: Worthing, Brighton, South East
Hours: Post 1: 36hours per week (days) Post 2: 36hours per week (nights)
Pay: £16.15 to £19.23 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
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. We have 2 roles available for our client as follows:
Post 1) Monday to Friday - 36 hours per week - shifts between 08:00 - 20:00 - £16.15 per hour
Post 2) Waking Nights - 36 hours per week on the following set shifts: Thursday - £16.15 per hour, Saturday and Sunday 20:00 - 08:00 - £19.23 per hour
About The Client And Duties
We are looking for exceptional, dedicated, skilled personal care assistants to join our clients existing care team. Our client has complex care needs and lives in his own home with his wife, who is his main carer.
As a member of the caring team, you'll be responsible for a wide range of tasks that can vary day to day, so an amount of flexibility is required. Some of the main duties include:
Requirements
Training and Support:
We provide comprehensive, paid training to CQC standards covering:
Essential 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.
We do not provide sponsorship.
Hours: Post 1: 36hours per week (days) Post 2: 36hours per week (nights)
Pay: £16.15 to £19.23 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
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. We have 2 roles available for our client as follows:
Post 1) Monday to Friday - 36 hours per week - shifts between 08:00 - 20:00 - £16.15 per hour
Post 2) Waking Nights - 36 hours per week on the following set shifts: Thursday - £16.15 per hour, Saturday and Sunday 20:00 - 08:00 - £19.23 per hour
About The Client And Duties
We are looking for exceptional, dedicated, skilled personal care assistants to join our clients existing care team. Our client has complex care needs and lives in his own home with his wife, who is his main carer.
As a member of the caring team, you'll be responsible for a wide range of tasks that can vary day to day, so an amount of flexibility is required. Some of the main duties include:
- Administration of medication
- Moving and Handling with Hoist
- Gastrostomy Care / PEG feeding
- Personal Care
- Assisting in the community
- Administrative duties
- Light housework
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 with Hoist
- Gastrostomy Care / PEG Feeding
Essential Requirements:
- You should have excellent communication skills
- You will be friendly and dynamic with a strong personality and common sense
- You should have at least 6 months of recent complex care experience, which will include dealing with seizures, PEG feed, catheter and administering medication
- For day shifts - you must be flexible across all weekday days as shifts can include working on any day Monday to Friday
- For night shifts - you must be female only
- You must be happy to work with cats being in the family home
- Commitment to long-term, person-centred care
- You must be reliable, compassionate and committed to respecting confidentiality
- Non-smokers only
- Experience with status seizures
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.
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To work as a Support Worker in the UK, you'll need a combination of personal qualities and specific skills. Here are some key skills and attributes that are typically important for this role:
1. Communication Skills: Ability to listen actively and communicate clearly with clients, their families, and other professionals.
2. Empathy and Compassion: Understanding the emotional needs of clients and demonstrating compassion and care is crucial.
3. Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to assess situations and come up with practical solutions to meet the needs of clients.
4. Patience and Resilience: Working with clients who may have challenging behaviors or emotional needs requires a lot of patience and the ability to remain calm under pressure.
5. Interpersonal Skills: Building rapport and maintaining professional relationships with clients and colleagues.
6. Organizational Skills: Manage your time effectively and keep track of multiple responsibilities and tasks.
7. Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals such as social workers, health care providers, and therapists.
8. Flexibility and Adaptability: Clients' needs can change rapidly, so it’s important to adapt to new situations.
9. Knowledge of Safeguarding: Understanding policies and practices around safeguarding vulnerable individuals is essential for ensuring their safety.
10. Cultural Awareness: Being sensitive to the diverse backgrounds and needs of clients and providing appropriate support.
11. Basic IT Skills: Familiarity with using computers and electronic health records, as well as communication tools.
12. First Aid and Health Care Knowledge: While not always required, having basic first aid skills can be beneficial, and understanding health conditions related to your client group is important.
While formal qualifications are not always necessary, having relevant training or a vocational qualification in health and social care can be advantageous. Additionally, specific roles may require knowledge or experience in particular areas, such as mental health, learning disabilities, or physical disabilities.
It's also essential to undergo a background check (DBS check) as working with vulnerable individuals often requires safeguarding compliance.
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