Support Worker Job Ref Number: ZR499 Location: Brighton, South East Hours: 38 hours a week Pay: £12.21 to £16.00 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: Blue Light discount card Long Service Awards PA of the Quarter Awards 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 will be to cover 38hrs a week over the following times, Monday to Sunday, on a rota basis: 07:00 - 14:00 07:30 - 14:30 14:00 - 23:00 14:30 - 21:30 23:00 - 07:00 sleep in Pay rates are broken down as follows: Monday to Friday 07:00 - 23:00 -£14.40 per hour Saturday to Sunday 07:00 - 23:00 - £16.00 per hour Sleep-in 23:00 - 07:00 - £12.21 per hour All training and supervisions are paid at £14.40 per hour About the Client & Your Responsibilities Our client is a man in his 60's with epilepsy, learning difficulties and who is profoundly deaf. He is mobile and can move around his home freely but will use his wheelchair when out in the community when fatigued. Our client loves books and puzzles, having rides out in the car and into the community. He takes great pride in his appearance and is described as a peaceful soul who is quiet, happy and fun-loving. You will support our client to appointments, support with personal care, medication administering, meal preparation, general domestic work and going out into the community. It is our client's preference to recruit a mature, male personal care assistant, though this is not essential Training & Support We provide comprehensive, paid training (to CQC standards) before your start date, covering: · Full induction · Safeguarding Adults · First Aid / Food Hygiene / Health & Safety · Moving & Handling · CPAP / Understanding Hearing Impairment · Epilepsy Awareness / Lennox Gastaut Syndrome / Learning Disabilities All training must be completed prior to start date. Who We’re Looking For ü Driver with a full, clean UK driving licence is essential ü Good knowledge of epilepsy and working with learning disabilities ü Good communicator ü A compassionate, reliable, and committed individual ü Commitment to long-term, person-centred care Join a Team That Cares At HomeCareDirect, 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. At HomeCareDirect, we pride ourselves on delivering high standards of care and professionalism and we know that starts with our people. If you’re looking to join a growing team where you’ll be valued, supported, and have a genuine impact, we’d love to hear from you. Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer sponsorship.