Support Worker

Support Worker Bury, North West England, England

Persona Care & Support
Full Time Bury, North West England, England 11.18 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

Support Worker

Closing Date:
Monday 12th September 2050

Various Roles available covering daytime and evening, also Waking Nights, and sleep-in shifts

Salary - £11.18 per hour rising to £11.39 per hour on successful completion of training and probation period

We have some exciting opportunities available across our Supported Living services in Bury.

To find out more about the service, click here.

About you

You don’t need to have previous experience of working in social care, what’s important is that you are caring, a good communicator, patient, creative, able to work on your own initiative, show empathy and also work as part of a team. Most of all we are looking for someone who shares our values. You will need to make the effort to get to know each person so a relationship of trust can be built.
Flexibility is important as you will work on a rota basis. The rotas include a mix of shifts, including full days, short days, evenings, weekends, bank holidays, we also have some waking night positions available.
You will support people with a variety of activities such as managing their finances, cooking, cleaning and shopping. Some of the people we support also require support with personal care such as bathing, dressing and un-dressing, managing medication and support with their mobility. We also support customers with complex and behavioral needs, in your role, you will follow comprehensive planning and risk assessments, to ensure that you support the customers to achieve positive outcomes.

There’s lots of fun to be had to as we actively encourage our customers to engage in a variety of activities such as going on long walks, joining in with virtual activity sessions, baking and much more. We also like to support our customers to be active members of their local community, so you maybe supporting people to go to the cinema, swimming, eating out and shopping etc.

No one will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we're saying and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

About the role

Being a support worker can be a very rewarding job. Even though the role can be hard and often challenging, making a positive difference to someone’s life and helping them become more independent brings feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction. It’s a great career choice for those who enjoy a varied job role and lots of interaction with others.

Further information about the role can be found in the job description.

In return for your contribution we will support you throughout your career -

We provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.

For more details on learning & development, click here. Find out about our values and our purpose here.

Click here for stories on working for Persona, from people who work for us and read FAQ about working in care here.


Persona is committed to being an inclusive employer and recognises the value of having a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from all people, irrespective of their personal characteristics or circumstances, and appointments are made objectively based upon talents, abilities and experience.

Where possible, we will support employees to work flexibly or with adjustments, so that they can perform to their best ability. We are committed to providing a working environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual skills and life experiences are valued.

Please note

Satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service is required prior to appointment.

If this sounds like the role for you:

Whether you are looking to start a career, have a change in career or to change employers we would love to hear from you. Complete the attached form and a member of the team will give you are call back to discuss the roles.
We have various recruitment events over the coming weeks, which our team will discuss with you when they speak with you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Please note we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to workers from outside of the UK.

Support Worker
Persona Care & Support

www.personasupport.org
Bury, United Kingdom
Unknown / Non-Applicable
201 to 500 Employees
Unknown
Related Jobs

All Related Listed jobs

digital marketing
TheLightBulb London, England 35000 - 30000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Business Analyst
Counter Terrorism Policing London Today

Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) keeps the nation and everyone in it safe from all manner of threats. Those are evolving all the time so it's vital...

Cleaning Contract Manger - SK
Premier Support Services London, England 32000 - 34000 GBP ANNUAL Today

As a Contracts Manager you will be required to hold a full UK driving license. Visit clients at least once per month to discuss services provided and complete

Weekend Live-In CAREGiver (UK APPLICANTS ONLY)
Home Instead Wembley, England 25624 - 39978 GBP ANNUAL Today

The WEEKEND Live-in CAREGiver will live in a clients home and provide a variety of non-medical services, such as giving medication, preparing meals, helping

Apprentice Electrician
Park & Whiteley 10 - 15 GBP HOURLY Today

The role will be varied and you will be required to carry out all aspects of the job. The position is full time and continued training and college support will