Support Worker
Job Ref Number: ZR504
Location: Ipswich, East Anglia
Hours: Part-time, 20hrs per week
Pay: £12.90 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, youll 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, youll be part of our clients dedicated support team, providing essential care in their home. Youll be employed by HomeCareDirect but will focus solely on supporting this client.
This role is for 20hrs per week. Flexibility across all days of the week is required to meet the needs of the client. Shifts will be discussed during the interview stage.
About the Client & Your Responsibilities
Our lovely client lives with her husband, assistance dog and a few other pets. She experiences chronic pain and ongoing health conditions so she requires daily support with medication, household tasks, shopping trips and getting to appointments. Personal assistants will also assist with personal care such as showering, washing her hair and dressing, always with dignity and respect.
A mobility vehicle is available to ensure she can continue to enjoy outings and stay connected with her community.
She remains active and mobile with the use of crutches and a scooter when out and about.With a warm and creative personality, she has a passion for horses, arts and crafts, crocheting, and photography.She loves spending time in the countryside and relaxing with a good film.
This is a wonderful opportunity to support someone who enjoys life and values the companionship and care of those around her.
Training & Support
We providecomprehensive, paid training(to CQC standards) before your start date, covering:
Full induction
Safeguarding Adults
First Aid / Food Hygiene / Health & Safety / Moving & Handling with Hoist
Medication Administering / Meds via PEG / Subcut Injection / Syringe Driver
Gastrostomy Care / TPN inc IV Infusion / Wound Care
PTSD Awareness / Anxiety Awareness / Falls Risk
Falls Risk / Sepsis Awareness / Infection Control
All training must be completed prior to start date and is paid at minimum wage. Who Were Looking For
Driver, with a full UK driving licence
Must understand the importance of infection control procedures
Friendly, sociable and organised
Good with animals and have no allergies
A compassionate, reliable, and committed individual
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 youre looking to join a growing team where you??ll be valued, supported, and have a genuine impact, wed love to hear from you.
Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer sponsorship.
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