Support Worker

Outtrimlaw; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading home care provider in Moreton is seeking a Personal Care Assistant to join their dedicated team. The role involves providing essential support to a client with autism, ensuring their safety, and enabling participation in community activities. Successful candidates will demonstrate compassion, reliability, and a commitment to person-centered care. This role requires flexibility for 24 hours per week, primarily during waking nights. Comprehensive paid training will be provided before starting.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Enhanced bank holiday pay

Paid training

Employee discounts

24/7 on-call assistance

Qualifications

• Previous care experience preferred but not essential.
• Ability to handle challenging behaviors is desirable.
• Commitment to long-term, person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential care and support to the client in their home.
• Ensure safety and well-being of the client.
• Engage the client in community activities and sensory experiences.

Skills

Compassionate care

Reliability

Good fitness level

Experience with autism

Job description

Job Ref Number: ZR505

Location: Moreton, Wirral

Hours: 24 hours per week, waking nights

Pay: £13.50 to £14.00 per hour

About Home Care Direct: Home Care Direct 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?

Competitive Pay & Benefits: As a valued member of our team, you’ll enjoy:

• 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 Home Care Direct but will focus solely on supporting this client.

This vacancy is for 24 hours per week, which will be 2 x waking nights. Flexibility across the week will be needed to meet the needs of the client and to fit in with the other support workers in the package.

About the Client & Your Responsibilities:

Join our dedicated care team to support a gentleman in his 30s who lives in his own home with 24‑hour assistance. Our client, who has learning disabilities and autism, thrives on stability, routine and inclusion.

As part of the team, you’ll play a key role in supporting his daily living needs while ensuring his safety and well‑being.

He enjoys being active in the community, taking walks along the river and going on holidays. Sensory activities are a source of comfort for him, and he likes to spend some time in a local sensory room.

To safely support our client, you should be calm, patient, alert and vigilant, with a good level of fitness to help ensure his safety.

If you’re someone who values making a meaningful difference in someone’s life and can help create a positive, structured environment, we’d love to hear from you.

This is an opportunity to be part of a team that truly makes a difference, helping our client live a fulfilling and enjoyable life.

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 / Moving & Handling / Medication Administration
• Autism / PBS / Restraint Techniques

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

Who We’re Looking For:

• Previous care experience is preferred, but not essential
• Previous experience with behaviours that challenge, and autism awareness is desirable
• Good level of fitness
• A compassionate, reliable, and committed individual
• Commitment to long‑term, person‑centred care

Join a Team That Cares:

At Home Care Direct, 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 Home Care Direct, 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.