Support Worker

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.  

At Priory, you'll have the opportunity to be part of something special. A closeknit, supportive and diverse team who help to make a real difference to people’s lives.  

We offer full training and numerous pathways into senior and leadership position to help you shape your career with us. 

Our roles can be full or part time with a variety of shift patterns available, including weekdays and weekends.  

For further detail on the site location and type of support provided, please review the additional information section. 

Pay Rate: £12 P/H

Permanent: Full Time

Shifts: Various day shifts across 7 days

Your positive attitude and passion for providing high quality care and support will be your key strengths, but you'll also have a friendly, patient and positive approach to work. You should be keen to learn and show compassion to care for the people we support. 

You will provide support with day to day activities, whilst encouraging and promoting independent living. As part of our team, you’ll help people reach their potential, through both practical and emotional support, making a positive difference to their lives.

Our teams provide care and support for individuals with different conditions at Priory sites all across the UK. 

You should be keen to learn and show compassion to care for the people we support. Not only is full training provided, but there are numerous career pathways available to you, including our Nurse Apprenticeship program. 

Benefits include:

• A competitive salary
• Enhanced disclosure cost coverage
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to on-going training
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Online benefits and cashback rewards
• Blue Light Card application opportunity
• Cycle to work scheme
• NEST pension option
• Benefits are subject to T&Cs

Responsibilities 

• Supporting with personal care tasks, such as washing, dressing, and eating
• Supporting with cooking and preparation of food and drinks
• Administering of medication (training provided)         
• Perform housekeeping duties to include deep cleaning, dusting, vacuuming, laundry, and changing beds
• Assistance and support to attend medical appointments, in-house activities, going out into the community
• Attendance of daily handovers to members of the team
• Observe, monitor, and recording physical and emotional well-being, with immediate reporting to the management team on site or via the on-call system
• Encouragement to participate in social and recreational activities, promoting independence 

Egerton Road is located in Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. It offers residential support and neuro-rehabilitation for eleven people with an acquired brain injury (ABI) or a progressive neurological condition (PNC). We are just a short walk from the town centre and seafront. Our team are dedicated in supporting our resident to return individuals back into the community, via a programme of slow-stream rehabilitation. Independence, socialisation within the local community and daily routines are all actively encouraged. Egerton Road is geared specifically to cater for adults with an ABI in a supportive, family-like environment set within a residential space.