Bank Support Worker

Reference

PRI98058

Location

The Cherries, 30 Julian Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5HW

Priory Group Division

Adult Care

Salary

£12.30 per hour

Hours

Bank

Vacancy Type

Bank

Job Advert Location Description

The Cherries is located in Folkestone, in Kent. It offers residential support for six autistic males and females. We are located on a quiet street, near the town centre.

Our team are dedicated to supporting residents and their families by aspiring to deliver the highest quality of care and aiming to empower the people we support to live their lives to the fullest.

We can also support those who have:

• A learning disability
• Mental health needs
• Difficulties with communication
• Moderate to severe behaviours that challenge
• Epilepsy

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

31/12/2024