Job Description

Support Worker

Job Ref Number:

ZR481

Location:

Norwich, East Anglia

Hours:

36hrs per week

Pay:

14.00 to 14.50 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.

This role is for 36hrs per week which will be split between 3 x 12hr shifts. Flexibility is required to cover both day, night and weekend shifts.

About the Client & Your Responsibilities

Our client is a gentleman in his 50's who has diabetes and whose condition of MS has progressed, which both requires monitoring on a regular basis. He suffers from chronic pain and memory loss and requires support in all aspects of mobility and daily living, including personal/continence/catheter care, PEG feeding, blood glucose monitoring and medication administering.

Other duties include ensuring proper hydration, bathing, cooking, accompanying to appointments, following SALT and continence guidelines and collaborating closely with other team members. You will also be required to help care for our clients dog and take to the vets when needed.

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 Personal / Catheter Care Gastrostomy Moving & Handling / Falls Awareness Medication Care Needs / Blood Glucose Monitoring Diabetes Awareness / Mental Health / Multiple Sclerosis


All training must be completed prior to start date and is paid at minimum wage.

Who We're Looking For

u Driver with a full, clean, UK driving licence

u Must be comfortable supporting with personal care

u Must be comfortable working around dogs, with no allergies

u A compassionate, reliable, and committed individual

u Commitment to long-term, person-centred care

u

Desirable:

Experience of PEG feeding, Diabetes & Insulin monitoring/management, MS related Dementia

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. 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 you're looking to join a growing team where you'll be valued, supported, and have a genuine impact, we'd love to hear from you. Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer sponsorship.