Support Worker - (Male)

Pay Rate: £12.90 P/HPermanent: Full Time (39 Hours)

Shift Times: Various Shifts across 7 days (Days, Nights, Weekends)

Due to a genuine occupational requirement, we are looking to recruit a male worker for this particular role.

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 will have the opportunity to be part of something special. A close-knit, 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 Nursing is healthcare. Our roles can be flexible around your lifestyle, either full or part time and with a variety of shift patterns including weekdays and weekends.

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 confident and upbeat, 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
• 25 days annual leave including bank holidays and Birthday off
• Online benefits and cashback rewards
• Blue Light Card application opportunity
• Cycle to work scheme
• NEST pension option

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
• Assistance and support to attend medical appointments
• Observe, monitor, and record physical and emotional well-being, and quickly report any changes to senior staff
• Manage behaviours that challenge
• Encouragement to participate in social and recreational activities
• Promote Independence

Benefits are subject to T&Cs.

Rose Farm House is located in Ramsgate, in Kent, on the Thanet coastline. It provides residential support for five people who are autistic or have a learning disability. We are in a semi-rural location, surrounded by beautiful countryside. Our team are dedicated to supporting the people we care for to reach their potential and achieve fantastic outcomes that enable them to progress onto their own home in the community.

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.