Female Support Worker Location: Woodingdean, Brighton, South East Hours: 23 hours per week Pay: £14.40 per hour About HomeCareDirect HomeCareDirect is a national service provider and a leader in personalised home care. We are committed to delivering safe, compassionate and person-centred care, while supporting our staff with top-quality training, supervision and development opportunities. Benefits of being a Personal Care Assistant Company pension scheme Enhanced bank holiday pay Ongoing support from a dedicated Regional Care Lead and Nurse 24/7 on-call support Career development opportunities and personal development plan Employee benefits including: a Blue Light discount card, Long Service Awards, PA of the Quarter Awards and wellbeing options including 24/7 confidential support provided by Spectrum Life The role of this Personal Care Assistant Our personal care assistants join our client’s support team, providing reliable, essential care and support in their home. You will be employed by HomeCareDirect on behalf of the client and your focus will be to support them only. This role is to work in our clients own home in Woodingdean, Brighton for 23 hours per week. You should be flexible to work across any day of the week for day, weekend or night shifts. About the Client and Duties Our client is a beautiful young woman who needs assistance with all aspects of daily care including personal care. As her personal care assistant, you will be supporting her to get the most out of life. Our client enjoys horse-riding, trampolining, shopping, walking…and anything else adventurous! Ideally you will be bubbly and outgoing with a great personality and should be up for encouraging our client to get the best out of everything. Previous care experience would be preferred. Drivers are required and you should be aged over 25yrs of age for insurance purposes. Requirements Training and Support: We provide comprehensive, paid training to CQC standards covering: Full induction Safeguarding Adults Health & Safety and First aid Moving & Handling via Hoist Gastrostomy and Medication via PEG Personal Care and Continence Care Awareness in Epilepsy, Learning Disabilities, Autism and Cerebral Palsy All training must be completed before the start date and is paid at £14.40 per hour Requirements: This post is exempt under The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1 - there is a genuine occupational requirement to recruit a female support worker only Driver, with a full UK driving licence, aged over 25yr for insurance purposes Commitment to long-term, person-centred care You must be reliable, compassionate and committed to respecting confidentiality Benefits Our organisation is committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care. Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before applying for this vacancy.