Support Worker

Support Worker - Burwell, Cambridge (part-time)
Earn £10.40 - £15.05 per hour with excellent benefits and support in a rewarding, person-centred care role

Benefits:

• Hourly Rate: £14.40 to £15.05 per hour
  
• Pension: Access to a company pension scheme
  
• Holiday Pay: 5.6 weeks annual leave (pro-rata) based on contracted hours
  
• Enhanced Holiday Pay: 2 days at 1.5x hourly rate, 5 days at 2x hourly rate
  
• Professional Support: Ongoing support from your dedicated Regional Care Lead and local HCD Regional Care Nurse Lead
  
• Development Opportunities: Clear career pathway options, personal development plan and 24/7 on-call support
  
• Employee Perks: Blue Light discount card, long service awards, free wellbeing support through Spectrum Life's EAP
  

About Us:
HomeCareDirect is an industry leader in personalised home care, registered with the Care Quality Commission. We are committed to safe, fair recruitment and provide a supportive environment for our staff to deliver high-quality, compassionate care.

Role Overview:
We are looking for a patient and dedicated 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. Support is required with domestic, social and community activities.

Requirements About the Client:
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 injuries, impacting his mobility and requiring an attendant-propelled wheelchair when fatigued and outdoors. Support is needed to assist him with community activities, 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 have your own vehicle.

Ideal Candidate:

• Good use of and understanding of English and communications skills due to client needs
  
• Ability to support the client to travel for holidays in the UK and overseas
  
• Patient, friendly, enthusiastic and punctual
  
• Strong commitment to a person-centred approach, willing to support the client over the long term
  

Training Provided:
All training to meet CQC standards is provided and includes Safeguarding, Health and Safety, First Aid, Food Hygiene, Moving and Handling, Person Care, Wound Care, Diabetes/Dementia/Brain Injury Awareness and more..


Requirements:

• Enhanced DBS check (cost covered by HomeCareDirect)
  
• Drivers only, aged 25yrs or over (for insurance purposes) with a full, UK driving licence
  
• Must have access to and use of own vehicle due to clients location
  
• Good use of, and understanding of English and communication skills
  
• Willing to travel with the client for holidays if required
  
• Commitment to company policies and confidentiality, treating the client with dignity and respect
  

No previous care experience is required for this role, so if you are ready to make a difference in our clients life, apply today!


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.

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Location: Cambridge, GB

Posted Date: 11/27/2024