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Support Workers - LD Day Service
| Posting date: | 05 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.85 to £13.05 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | £12.85 per hour rising to £13.05 per hour on successful completion of training and probation period |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2025 |
| Location: | Bury, Greater Manchester |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Persona Care and Support ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Support Workers - LD Day Service |
Summary
37 hours per week and casual roles
We have an exciting opportunity in our Learning Disabilities Day Service at Persona.
About you
You are someone with a ‘can-do’ attitude; you can develop positive relationships with people and you are passionate about supporting people to reach their potential.
You want to make a positive difference to people’s lives and take pride in delivering high quality support. You believe that people have a right to control and define their own lives regardless of disability and see your role as enabling them to do this by supporting them to do a variety of activities and take up opportunities both in our centres and in their local community.
About the role
You will be working alongside a team of staff within our day services based in Bury, with usual hours of work between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday.
You will be responsible for supporting adults with learning and physical disabilities to get involved in activities they choose, either in groups or individually. You will be supporting people to use public transport and with activities like swimming, voluntary work, dance sessions and sports.
This is a physical job where you will need to move and position people (also called moving and handling) and help people who use wheelchairs to manoeuvre indoors and out in their community. You may also need to support people with personal care, like going to the bathroom or taking medication.
Please note
Satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service is required prior to appointment.
Click here to read our policy on working in care with a criminal conviction. (https://www.personasupport.org/content/images/page/files/Working%20in%20Care%20with%20a%20Conviction.pdf)
To apply:
Please head to our website and complete the attached form and a member of the team will give you a call back to discuss your interest in the role, answer any questions you may have and to secure your place at our recruitment event.
Closing date for expressing an interest in the role is Thursday 12th June 2025 and shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend our Recruitment event on Monday 16th June 2025.
We have an exciting opportunity in our Learning Disabilities Day Service at Persona.
About you
You are someone with a ‘can-do’ attitude; you can develop positive relationships with people and you are passionate about supporting people to reach their potential.
You want to make a positive difference to people’s lives and take pride in delivering high quality support. You believe that people have a right to control and define their own lives regardless of disability and see your role as enabling them to do this by supporting them to do a variety of activities and take up opportunities both in our centres and in their local community.
About the role
You will be working alongside a team of staff within our day services based in Bury, with usual hours of work between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday.
You will be responsible for supporting adults with learning and physical disabilities to get involved in activities they choose, either in groups or individually. You will be supporting people to use public transport and with activities like swimming, voluntary work, dance sessions and sports.
This is a physical job where you will need to move and position people (also called moving and handling) and help people who use wheelchairs to manoeuvre indoors and out in their community. You may also need to support people with personal care, like going to the bathroom or taking medication.
Please note
Satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service is required prior to appointment.
Click here to read our policy on working in care with a criminal conviction. (https://www.personasupport.org/content/images/page/files/Working%20in%20Care%20with%20a%20Conviction.pdf)
To apply:
Please head to our website and complete the attached form and a member of the team will give you a call back to discuss your interest in the role, answer any questions you may have and to secure your place at our recruitment event.
Closing date for expressing an interest in the role is Thursday 12th June 2025 and shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend our Recruitment event on Monday 16th June 2025.