Female Live-In Support Worker

Homecare Direct Limited; Brighton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated home care provider is seeking a compassionate female Personal Care Assistant in Brighton. This role requires live-in care for one week every four, providing essential support to a friendly client with personal care needs including washing, dressing, and medication administration. Candidates must have care experience, be comfortable with dogs, and willing to work in a smoking environment. Comprehensive paid training is provided, ensuring high-standard service delivery.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Enhanced bank holiday pay

Paid training

On-call assistance

Qualifications

• Experience in a care role, particularly with personal care and spinal injury support.
• Ability to work one week in four on a rolling rota.
• Must be comfortable working in a smoking environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care such as washing, dressing, and medication administration.
• Support client in daily living activities and light housework.
• Attend to the client's dog by providing short walks.

Skills

Compassionate care

Excellent communication skills

Comfortable working with dogs

Experience with spinal injury care

Job description

Hollingdean, United Kingdom | Posted on 28/11/2025

Location: Hollingdean, Brighton, South East
Hours: 1 week in 4, live in
Pay: £14.40 per hour (£12.21sleep-in hours)

About HomeCareDirect

HomeCareDirect is aleading national provider of personalised home care. We are dedicated todelivering safe, compassionate, and person-centred care while ensuring ourstaff receive high-quality training, supervision, and career developmentopportunities.

Why Join Us?

As a valued member ofour team, you’ll enjoy:

• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced bank holiday pay
• Paid training

Ongoing Support & Recognition

• Dedicated Regional CareLead & Nurse support
• 24/7 on-call assistance
• Long Service Awards
• PA of the Quarter Awards

The Role

As a Personal CareAssistant, you’ll be part of our client’s dedicated support team, providingessential care in their home. You’ll be employed by HomeCareDirect but willfocus solely on supporting this client.

This role requires youto live-in at our clients home from Monday to Monday, 1 week in 4 on a rollingrota.Day hours are 8am to 11pm and arepaid at £14.40 per hour.Night hours arepaid at £12.21 per hour.

About the Client & Your Responsibilities

Our client is afriendly, easy-going and open-minded person. She has various interestssuch as psychology/history/true crime/alternative news. Having ADHD, shereally enjoy learning new things and spending time watching films, series anddocumentaries.

To live independentlyon a daily basis, our client would need support with personal care such asbowel care, washing and dressing, moving and handling, medicationadministering, light housework, cooking and feeding. She also has a dogwho will need a short walk a couple of times a day.

You must be comfortablewith dogs and working in a smoking environment (this will be risk assessed anddiscussed at interviews). You must be able to work 1 week in 4 on arolling rota.

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 Care / Catheter Care / Suppositories / Bowel Care
• ✔ Administration of Medication /Moving & Handling with Hoist

All training must becompleted prior to start date and is paid at normal pay rate.

• ü Thisposition is female-only, in accordance with The Equality Act 2010Schedule 9 Part 1
• ü Careexperience is essential with a good knowledge of spinal injury
• ü Youmust be happy to work in a smoking environment
• ü Youmust be comfortable working with dogs
• ü Youmust have excellent communication skills
• ü Acompassionate, reliable, and committed individual
• ü Commitmentto long-term, person-centred care

Join a Team That Cares

At HomeCareDirect, weare committed to safe, fair recruitment and ensuring all staff are vetted,trained, and supervised to the highest standards.

If you're dedicated tomaking a meaningful difference, apply today!