Support Worker - £15.33 to £22.99 per hour*

Prestige Nursing & Care (East Lancashire)
  • Title Support Worker - £15.33 to £22.99 per hour*
  • Setting Clients Home
  • Role Carer / Support Worker
  • Salary £15.00 to £23.00 per hour mileage, pension.
  • Hours Full Time or Part Time
  • Location Preston, Lancashire

Job Summary

Date posted: 2 April 2025
  • Job Reference: RHSW0425

Prestige Nursing East Lancashire are seeking a dedicated and experienced female support worker to support a male service user in his late 30's with an Acquired Brain Injury.

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced support worker to support R, a 39-year-old male with an Acquired Brain Injury following a road traffic accident. R lives independently in his own home with 24/7 assistance from a team of support workers. This role requires a compassionate, motivated, and enthusiastic individual to join and support a team of support staff, ensuring R's needs are met with the highest standards of care.

Pay: £15.33 - £22.99 per waking hour*

Shifts: 0900-1800, 1800-2200 + Sleep, or 0900-0900 (24 hour shift including sleep)
 

Key Responsibilities:

- Assist R with daily tasks, ensuring timely and efficient support.

- Implementing and monitoring Positive Behavioural Support strategies to encourage positive outcomes.

- Supporting R in completing therapy programmes.

- Utilising CPI training, Positive Behavioural Support techniques and reinforcement to manage challenging behaviours and ensure R's emotional well-being.

Requirements:

- Experience in an equivalent role within health and social care.

- Experience supporting individuals with brain injuries and challenging behaviours.

- Excellent organisational, and communication skills.

- Full driving license is essential as R's support may involve driving his vehicle.

By joining our team, you will play a crucial role in enhancing R's quality of life and supporting his rehabilitation journey following ABI. We look forward to welcoming a compassionate and skilled support worker to our team.

Prestige Nursing East Lancashire is a family-run business, providing a wide range of healthcare solutions to individuals within their own homes and care settings.

We pride ourselves on a reputation for providing excellent care services and being one of the best care and support agencies in East Lancashire. We strive to provide a high standard of care to all of our service users.

Feedback on our services from staff and service users includes:

'I wish I had joined Prestige years ago. One hundred percent a pleasure to work for.'

'Having worked for this company for a few years, I realised what good employer should be like!
James and his family owning the business are committed to making sure that none of their employees carry their personal problems to a workplace, and never failed to support me in achieving my professional as well as personal goals...'

'I absolutely recommend this company to anyone who's willing to expand their horizons and gain professional qualifications whilst actively learning and working...'

'Whilst working for Prestige I improved my interpersonal skills, I learned how to be a team worker, even when things didn't go as planned, and I gained qualifications that allowed me to go to University and find my path in life...'

'As a previous employee of prestige, I can safely say, anyone looking for work who is willing to put the effort in, genuinely cares, and is willing to work hard, will have opportunity to grow both in their career and in their annual income! You will get what you give with this company, and they will do their best to accommodate your wishes. I absolutely recommend it to anyone experienced in the health and social care sector.'

Our family truly cares about the well-being of all staff and service users and strives to achieve the best possible outcomes for all stakeholders.

Why work for Prestige?

  • Access to Prestige's extensive free training programs.
  • Access to external training providers in NVQ 2,3,5 in Health and Social Care.
  • Ongoing in-house training to extend your knowledge of working practice.
  • Weekly pay into your bank, along with accrued holiday pay.
  • Flexible working hours.

"By submitting your details, you acknowledge that Prestige Nursing Ltd is collecting, processing and using your personal data for managing your application and establishing an applicant database. For more information, please visit our Applicant Policy"

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*pay rates are inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07%*

Skills / Qualifications:

  • Brain Injury
  • Healthcare
  • Support Worker
  • Challenging Behaviour