Dixons Farm is looking to recruit a Support Worker to join the team. This is a bank role.
In order to fully support our residents, we are looking for individuals with a full UK driving license for a minimum of 3 years.
Dixon’s Farm is located in Bamber Bridge, in Preston. It offers residential support for six adult males and females, including people on the autism spectrum, and individuals with a learning disability.
You’ll be part of a dedicated and compassionate team, all working together to ensure the smooth running of the service. Whether you're assisting with day-to-day operations, supporting with care requirements, keeping things organised, or ensuring our spaces are well looked after, your support plays an important part in creating a positive experience for those who live and work here.
- Provide reliable, friendly, and compassionate support to help service users achieve daily goals, including personal care.
- Assist with and encourage participation in in-house activities and hobbies to promote engagement and well-being.
- Stay attentive to service users’ needs and motivate them to reach their full potential.
- Demonstrate resilience and help manage challenging behaviours with patience and professionalism.
You can find additional information in the attached job description.
Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.
Our ideal support worker will be reliable, friendly, and caring, dedicated to helping our service users achieve their everyday goals, including personal care. They will be able to support a variety of in-house activities and hobbies, remaining attentive and inspiring service users to reach their full potential. Additionally, they will demonstrate resilience and effectively assist in managing behaviours that may present challenges.
We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.
- Pension enrolment
- Access to development opportunities
- Refer a friend bonus
- DBS paid for
Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.
Priory is the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health – and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.
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All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
