Support Worker
Location: Norwich, Norfolk, East Anglia
Hours: 2 x 24hr posts (12hr shifts)
Pay: £14.00 - £14.50 per hour
About HomeCareDirect
HomeCareDirect 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.
Why Join Us?
As a valued member of our team, you’ll enjoy:
* 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:
o Blue Light discount card
o Long Service Awards
o PA of the Quarter Awards
o 24/7 confidential wellbeing support via Spectrum Life
The Role
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 HomeCareDirect but will focus solely on supporting this client.
This role involves providing personalised complex care for our client in Norwich, offering 24 hours a week on 12-hour shifts (e.g., 08:00 - 20:00, 09:00 - 21:00, or 20:30 – 08:30). You will work on a flexible rota across all days to ensure continuity of care.
About the Client & Responsibilities
Our client is a gentleman in his 50s with diabetes and MS that requires regular monitoring. He suffers from chronic pain and memory loss and needs support with mobility and daily living tasks, including personal/continence care (catheter, PEG feeding, blood glucose monitoring, medication). Responsibilities include ensuring hydration, bathing, domestic tasks, accompanying to appointments, and collaborating with the team.
Training & Support
We provide comprehensive, paid training (to CQC standards) covering:
* Full induction
* Safeguarding Adults
* First Aid / Food Hygiene / Health & Safety
* Personal / Catheter Care
* Gastrostomy
* Moving & Handling / Falls Awareness
* Medication Care Needs / Blood Glucose Monitoring
* Diabetes Awareness / Mental Health / MS
All training must be completed prior to start date and is paid at minimum wage.
Who We’re Looking For
* Care experience preferred but not essential; training provided by our nurse
* Knowledge of diabetes and MS
* Comfort around dogs (client has a Labrador)
* Full UK driving licence
* Comfortable in a smoking environment
* Compassionate, reliable, and committed
* Long-term, person-centred care commitment
Join a Team That Cares
We are committed to safe, fair recruitment, vetting, training, and supervision to high standards.
If dedicated to making a difference, apply today!
Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying.
This job was listed by Home Care Direct.
Contact Candie at 0345 061 9000 for more information or email us.
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