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Job Ref Number: ZR457
Location: Burwell, Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Hours: 20hrs per week
Pay: £14.40 to £15.05 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.
We are looking for a patient and dedicated female support worker to work 20 hours per week, covering shifts between the hours of 09:30 and 18:30 across all days in the Burwell area of Cambridge. Shifts will be on a rota basis and confirmed in advance.
About The Client & Your Responsibilities
Our client is a gentleman in his 70s, a lifelong Cambridge resident who enjoys discussing news, politics, history, and his travels. Following a road traffic accident, he sustained a traumatic brain injury and orthopaedic impairment, impacting his mobility and requiring an attendant-propelled wheelchair when fatigued and outdoors.
Support is needed to assist him with community activities such as going out for lunch, domestic tasks, working under the guidance of medical personnel to assist with prescribed rehabilitation programs, including dressing management. He has dysarthria, so patience and strong communication skills in English are essential. Driving his adapted vehicle is required and due to limited transport options in his village location you should be able to commute easily.
Requirements
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
* Personal Centred Care
* Wound Care
* Diabetes / Dementia / Brain Injury Awareness
All training must be completed prior to start date and is paid at minimum wage.
Who We’re Looking For
ü This position is female-only, in accordance with The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1
ü A confident driver with a full UK licence is essential, aged over 25yrs for insurance purposes
ü Good use of, and understanding of English and communication skills due to client needs
ü Must be able to commute easily to the remote village of Burwell
ü Patient, friendly, enthusiastic and punctual
ü A compassionate, reliable, and committed individual
ü Commitment to long-term, person-centred care
Benefits
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. An enhanced DBS will be obtained as part of recruitment onboarding.
If you're dedicated to making a meaningful difference, apply today!
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