Support Worker - Thornbury

Prosperity Care and Wellbeing Ltd; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction & training

Career progression

Wellbeing support

EAP 24/7

Online counselling

Enhanced DBS

Job summary

Prosperity Care & Wellbeing is seeking a dedicated personal assistant to support a friendly young man with a brain injury. You’ll assist with specialist manual handling, personal care, medication, and physiotherapy, plus close supervision during the day.

You’ll join shadow shifts to learn the role, then lead during one full day and cover mornings/afternoons. The person enjoys boxing, sailing, skiing, and outings to a dog hotel, so enthusiasm, energy and dog-loving kindness are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in personal care and support for adults with complex needs.
• Must be patient, compassionate and have good communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist with manual handling, personal care, medication administration and physiotherapy as required.
• Provide supervision and companionship during daily activities and outings.

Job description

Shift Pattern : 8:00 am – 23:00 pm plus sleep-in from 11:00 pm – 7:30 am, followed by a morning shift from 7:30 am – 08:00 am

Hours: 30

Sponsorship : Not available for this role.

Driver Requirement: Must have a UK full clean driving license

Make a Real Difference with an Award-Winning Care Provider

At Prosperity Care & Wellbeing, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional, person‑centred health and social care. We support adults with complex needs to live empowered, meaningful lives — and we invest just as deeply in the wellbeing, development, and success of our staff.

Our commitment to excellence has been recognised nationally:

• Large Business of the Year – C2S Business Awards 2026


• Best National Home Care Employer (UK) – Great British Care Awards 2025


• Excellence in Social Care Training – GCPA Awards 2024


• Culture & Diversity Award – Circle2Success Business Awards 2023


• Best Place to Work – Gloucestershire Live Business Awards 2022

About the Person You’ll Be Supporting & Your Role
You’ll be supporting a friendly and outgoing young gentleman in his late 20s who lives at home with his family and several dogs. He requires assistance with specialist manual handling, personal care, medication, physiotherapy, as well as close supervision due to self-directed challenging behaviors. The service is equipped with cameras for monitoring, and full training will be provided.

You’ll also complete shadow shifts to get familiar with the role - 2 morning shifts, 2 afternoon shifts, and one full day as lead - to ensure seamless support during his active and varied routine. He enjoys boxing, sailing, skiing, attending a brain-injury café, and visiting a dog hotel, so you’ll accompany him on these outings. Being energetic, enthusiastic, and active is essential.

Here’s a little about the person you’d be supporting, their interests, and the qualities they’re looking for in the people who join their support team:

\"Hi!\" I am a young man with a brain injury looking for a fun, energetic personal assistant to join my team and help me get the most out of life.

A bit about me - I'm into wheelchair skiing, Boccia, boxing, eating out and loads of outdoor activities. I like to keep busy, have a laugh and get out and about as much as possible. I do have dogs so you must be a dog lover - that's a non-negotiable!

Because of my brain injury, I sometimes repeat myself (a lot!), so patience and a good sense of humour are really important. If you are the sort of person who can laugh things off, keep things positive and bring good energy, we'll probably get along great.

While I love being active, I also have down days where I like to relax, watch TV, play games, and just chill out. I also do regular physio and speech and language therapy, sometimes I find this boring and hard work, so I need staff who can bring lots of motivation, understanding and encouragement and who are creative and can make it as fun and interesting as possible.

What We Offer

• Comprehensive induction and specialist training


• Clear career progression opportunities


• Employee benefits, lifestyle savings & wellbeing support


• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme


• Online counselling and GP access


• Enhanced DBS provided

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Diversity strengthens our team, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults with care and support needs and expect all staff to uphold the highest standards of professionalism.