Bank Support Worker

Reference

PRI96039

Location

Charnwood Lodge, Woodhouse Lane, Nanpantan, Leicestershire, LE11 3YG

Priory Group Division

Adult Care

Salary

£12.30 per hour

Hours

Bank

Vacancy Type

Bank

Job Advert Location Description

Charnwood Lodge is located in Nanpantan, Loughborough, in a semi-rural location, surrounded by beautiful countryside. The service is a specialist residential home which provides support to up to 17 individuals who are on the autism spectrum, have a learning disability or mental health needs, including those who have a dual diagnosis.

Our team are dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the people we support, helping them to achieve positive outcomes. We want to help each person we care for to have a better quality of life, promoting independence and daily living skills, so they can feel part of their local community.

Our residents may have other conditions, presentation and support needs, which may include:

• Difficulties with communication, including those with limited communication or who are non-verbal
• Mild to moderate behaviour that may challenge
• Epilepsy
• Diabetes
• Dysphagia

Job Advert Role Description

As a Support Worker you will be a key member of our team, providing high standards of person-centred support and care to our service users. Through a creative and caring approach, you will build good relationships with both service users and their families, supporting service users in the planning of goals and in living as independently as possible. Both personal care and participation in activities are key tasks for the role, so energy and initiative is vital; experience however is not essential, providing you have a willingness to learn and the compassion and patience needed to support.

What we’d like from you:

• Excellent communication skills
• Effective organisational capability
• Great team player
• Flexibility to respond to the changing needs of those who we support
• Strong “can do” attitude

What we’d like to give you:

• A competitive salary
• Enhanced disclosure cost coverage
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
• Online benefits and cashback rewards

Division DBS info

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.

Closing Date

01/11/2024