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Job Description
Support Worker
Location: Bramley Rotherham Yorkshire
Hours: 2 x 16 hours a week
Pay: 12.25 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 personcentred care while supporting our staff with topquality 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 oncall 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. There are 2 x 16hour roles available with both PA s working together providing 2:1 support for our client. You will work from 4pm to 8pm 4 days a week. Our client has funding for respite care and you would need to be flexible to do this in addition to your contracted 16hours. This will be discussed and explained further during your telephone screening.
About the Client and Duties
Our client is a man in his 20s who lives at home with his mum and dad. He requires support with daily tasks to lead a fulfilling and enjoyable life. He has autism epilepsy and other health conditions that necessitate assistance to ensure his safety. While he has some understanding of his surroundings and emotions he tends to be quiet around new people but becomes more chatty once he feels comfortable.
Our client enjoys listening to music and taking part in community activities. Your role will involve supporting him in pursuing his interests such as visiting the cinema bowling shopping dining out/peoplewatching. Although he is mobile he uses a walker and wheelchair when outdoors.
He occasionally uses Makaton to communicate so familiarity with this would be advantageous. At times our client may display signs of frustration or anger. Experience managing challenging behaviours is desirable. It is however essential that you have prior experience in a care role with a background in supporting individuals with autism and learning disabilities (LD).
Requirements
Training and Support:
We provide comprehensive paid training to CQC standards covering:
- Full induction
- Safeguarding Adults
- Health & Safety / First Aid / Food Hygiene
- Moving & Handling / Physio / PBS / Falls Awareness / Personal Care
- Medication / Infection Control / Sepsis
- Epilepsy Autism Anxiety Awareness / Learning Disabilities / Makaton
All training must be completed before the start date with training hours paid at minimum wage
Requirements:
- Driver with a full clean UK driving licence is preferred you will drive your own vehicle for work with Business mileage being paid
- Good knowledge of Autism and working with learning disabilities is essential
- Experience of administering medication is desirable
- Experience of managing challenging behaviours is desirable
- Good communicator and knowledge of Makaton is desirable
- You should be bubbly and friendly
- Commitment to longterm personcentred care
- You must be reliable compassionate and committed to respecting confidentiality
Benefits
We do not provide sponsorship.
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.
Care experience and knowledge of autism essential Driver desirable Good communicator Knowledge of Makaton desirable Medication administration desirable
Employment Type
Full Time
