Support Worker

The Priory; Rochdale; On-site; Full time

Job summary

The Priory seeks compassionate individuals to provide high-quality care in Rochdale. You will support adults with autism and other conditions in daily activities, promoting independent living and well-being. Full training is offered with various career pathways, making a positive difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Enhanced disclosure cost coverage

Comprehensive induction and training

28 days annual leave

Online benefits and cashback rewards

Blue Light Card application opportunity

Cycle to work scheme

NEST pension option

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar care role preferred.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to the needs of individuals.
• Ability to provide personal care and support.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care tasks like washing and dressing.
• Perform light housekeeping tasks.
• Encourage participation in social and recreational activities.

Skills

Compassion

Positive attitude

Patience

Encouragement

Job description

Pay Rate: £13.20 per hour.

Shift Patterns:7:30am - 2:45pm & 2:45pm - 10pm. Weekend work is included.

Company Description:

Priory Adult Care is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist adult care services. Our aim is to provide the right support in the right home for all the individuals we accommodate. With community-based residential care settings, as well as a network of supported living services, we support adults over the age of 18 with autism, dementia, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) and behaviours that challenge. We also offer a range of residential and nursing care settings for older people with varying levels of need.

At Priory, you'll have the opportunity to be part of something special. A closeknit, supportive and diverse team who help to make a real difference to people’s lives.

We offer full training and numerous career pathways, including our Nurse Apprenticeship program.

Our roles can be flexible around your lifestyle, either full or part time and with a variety of shift patterns including weekdays and weekends.

For further detail on the site location and type of support provided, please review the additional information section.

Job Description:

Your positive attitude and passion for providing high quality care and support will be your key strengths, but you'll also have a friendly, patient and positive approach to work. You should be keen to learn and show compassion to care for the people we support.

You will provide support with day to day activities, whilst encouraging and promoting independent living. As part of our team, you’ll help people reach their potential, through both practical and emotional support, making a positive difference to their lives.

Our teams provide care and support for individuals with different conditions at Priory sites all across the UK.

It would be ideal if you have previous experience gained in a similar role. However whilst this is valuable, we are looking for individuals who display the right values and behaviours in order to make a difference to people’s lives. You should be keen to learn and show compassion to care for the people we support. Not only is full training provided, but there are numerous career pathways available to you, including our Nurse Apprenticeship program.

Benefits include:

• A competitive salary
• Enhanced disclosure cost coverage
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to on-going training
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Online benefits and cashback rewards
• Blue Light Card application opportunity
• Cycle to work scheme
• NEST pension option
• Benefits are subject to T&Cs

Responsibilities:

• Supporting with personal care tasks, such as washing, dressing, eating and personal care
• Perform light housekeeping tasks, such as dusting, vacuuming, and changing bed clothes
• Assist with safe lifting, transferring, repositioning and movement of individuals
• Assistance and support to attend medical appointments
• Observe, monitor, and record physical and emotional well-being, and quickly report any changes to senior staff
• Encouragement to participate in social and recreational activities

To be considered for this role, we require you to have the right to work in the UK.

Additional Information:

Mount View House is located in the village of Syke near Rochdale. We are in a beautiful rural setting on the edge of Whitworth Moor in the South Pennines. We offer residential support to eight autistic people. Although primarily for over 18s, we can support those who are 17 moving from children’s services. We also support autistic people that have a learning disability, or may present behaviours that challenge. Our goal is to support those we care for to create and achieve goals to meet their own expectations to lead a fulfilled and enriched life. We recognise that autistic people have the same aspirations and expectations as everyone else and should be empowered to achieve these.

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland, and the cost of this will be covered by Priory.

We are an equal opportunities employer.