Female Support Worker

Female Support Worker – Law Office of J. David Outtrim, P.C.

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• Job r: ZR500
• Location:
  
  Portslade, Brighton
• Hours:
  
  25 hours per week (Wednesday 3pm – 8am, Sunday 9am – 7pm; flexible shift coverage)
• Pay: £12.21 to £14.40 per hour (higher rate of £14.40 for completed training)

Home Care Direct  is a leading national provider of personalised home care. We are dedicated to delivering safe, compassionate, and person-centred care while ensuring our staff receive high-quality training, supervision, and career development opportunities.

• Competitive Pay & Benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced bank holiday pay
• Paid training
• Ongoing Support & Recognition
• Dedicated Regional Care Lead & Nurse support
• 24/7 on-call assistance
• Employee perks, including:
• Blue Light discount card
• Long Service Awards
• PA of the Quarter Awards
• 24/7 confidential wellbeing support via Spectrum Life

As a Personal Care Assistant, you’ll be part of our client’s dedicated support team, providing essential care in their home. You’ll be employed by Home Care Direct  but will focus solely on supporting this client.

The hours of work will be every Wednesday 3pm – 8am, which includes a sleep-in and Sunday 9am – 7pm. You should be flexible to cover additional shifts if needed.

We are seeking a compassionate and experienced female carer to support our client who lives in the Portslade, Brighton area. The client lives with her family and relies on her care team to keep her safe and to live as normal life as possible. You will support our client in her home and in the community when required.

Living with physical and learning disabilities, she is unable to communicate her needs, so you will need to be an excellent communicator and have an awareness of using sensory techniques to communicate and be willing to continue learning whilst in the role.

We provide comprehensive, paid training (to CQC standards) before your start date, covering:

• Full induction
• Safeguarding Adults
• First Aid / Food Hygiene / Health & Safety
• Personal Care / Moving and Handling
• Learning Disabilities / Epilepsy Awareness / Gastrostomy Care

All training must be completed prior to the start date and is paid at the higher rate of £14.40 per hour.

• This position is female-only, in accordance with The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1.
• Previous care experience and knowledge of epilepsy and learning disabilities is essential.
• Previous experience with gastrostomy care is desirable.
• Driver with a full UK licence is preferable.
• A compassionate, reliable, and committed individual.
• Commitment to long-term, person-centred care.

At Home Care Direct , we are committed to safe, fair recruitment and ensuring all staff are vetted, trained, and supervised to the highest standards. A full, enhanced DBS certificate will be obtained for this role.

We offer competitive pay & benefits, a company pension scheme, enhanced bank holiday pay, paid training, ongoing support & recognition, dedicated regional care lead & nurse support, 24/7 on-call assistance, employee perks such as Blue Light discount card, long service awards, PA of the Quarter awards, 24/7 confidential wellbeing support via Spectrum Life.

Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer sponsorship.