Support Worker

Do you want to make a lasting difference in people's lives?
Do you want to support people to help them achieve their goals, dreams and aspirations?
We do and we are passionate about providing excellent care and support to individuals with learning disabilities, autism, Prader-Willi Syndrome or mental health conditions. As a support worker, you will have the opportunity to be part of 1000s of stories of inspiring care and support for our residents and service users.

As a support worker you will be supporting our residents with their day to day lives, encouraging them to live as independently as possible. You may get involved in exciting activities outside of the home too - our residents/service users participate in Daily Activity's and much more!

Our ideal support worker will:
Be reliable, friendly and caring to help our service users achieve their everyday goals (including personal care)
Be able to support in house activities and hobbies
Be attentive and inspire our residents to achieve more!
Be resilient and help manage some behaviours that challenge
Whilst drivers are able to take service users out and about, you don't need to be a driver to work here - we employ many non-drivers too!

What we'll give you:
A rewarding job, full of variety and opportunities for career development
Brilliant, ongoing training to help you achieve more
Support of an experienced and friendly team of colleagues
A range of salary sacrifice benefits, cashback rewards, pension options and much more!
Access to our Career Pathways, which will help shape your career with us - you can work towards goals and milestones that will take your career in whichever direction you wish

Applicants would need to have a clean driving licence and have three years driving experience to be able to support our residents into the community.

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.

We are currently looking to grow our already established and dedicated team of support workers at our site based in Higher Walton , Preston. Mather fold House is a full time residential care home for adults with severe learning disabilities, Autism, communication difficulties, challenging behaviour and other complex needs. Located with accessible links to motorways and public transport.