Support Worker

The Priory; Stafford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to providing exceptional care for individuals with diverse needs. As part of a supportive team, you will play a vital role in enhancing the lives of residents by offering compassionate support and promoting independence. With flexible working options and a commitment to ongoing training, this position offers a rewarding career path. You'll engage in meaningful interactions, assist with daily living activities, and help individuals achieve their potential. Embrace the opportunity to make a real difference in the community while enjoying a range of benefits and a competitive salary.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Enhanced Disclosure Cost Coverage

Comprehensive Induction

28 Days Annual Leave

Online Benefits and Cashback Rewards

Blue Light Card Application Opportunity

Cycle to Work Scheme

NEST Pension Option

Qualifications

• Experience in providing personal care and support to individuals.
• Ability to promote independence and improve quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Support with personal care tasks and daily activities.
• Observe and monitor well-being, reporting changes to senior staff.
• Build relationships to promote independence and quality of life.

Skills

Compassionate Care

Patient Support

Cooking and Food Preparation

Observation and Reporting

Managing Challenging Behaviors

Education

Experience in Care Roles

Job 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.

Pay Rate: £13.20 per hour.

Shifts:Days/Nights: 07:30 - 20:00 & 19:30 - 08:00 on a rota basis with weekends included.

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
• Cooking and preparation of food
• Supporting patients with attending medical appointments (must be able to drive)
• Perform light housekeeping tasks, such as dusting, vacuuming, and changing bed clothes
• Assist with safe lifting, transferring, repositioning and movement of individuals
• Observe, monitor, and record physical and emotional well-being, and quickly report any changes to senior staff
• Support residents with in-house activities and helping patients pursue hobbies.
• Build a robust relationship with the patients to promote independence and improve the quality of life.
• Manage challenging behaviours.
• Provide emotional support to individuals and their families.

Leonards Croft is located in Stafford. We provide residential support for eight people who are autistic or have a learning disability, or both. The service is off a busy main road, around 15 minutes from the town centre. The team at our home are committed to providing our residents with the skills needed to live an active and fulfilled life, as independently as possible.

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.