Support Worker - Eating Disorders
Reference
PRI90827
Location
Althea Park House, 51 Stratford Road, Stroud, GL5 4AJ
Priory Group Division
Healthcare
Salary
£12 per hour
Hours
37.5 hours
Vacancy Type
Permanent - Full Time
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Job Advert Role Description
Support Worker - Eating Disorders - £12ph
This fantastic opportunity will be based at Althea Park House, our 7-bedded Victorian Town House residential home located in Stroud, which provides a home from home care setting for males and females, aged 17 - 24, with an eating disorder. The site also includes The Anchor, our 3-bedded Semi-Independent Step-Down home. This provision is part of Priory’s Transitional Living Services for Young People and Young Adults, offering individuals the best possible care in their recovery journey.
We can offer you the support and training you need from beginning your career in healthcare to working your way to your next advancement, we can provide both fully funded study support and training to help you form the career you want. We offer very specific training around the role, including a 4-day Eating Disorders Course.
The shifts are:
Early Shift: 7.30am-3.30pm
Late Shift: 2.30pm-10.30pm
Waking Night shift: 10pm-8am
To be successful, you will need:
1. Good communication skills
2. Ability to work flexibility
3. Basic Literacy skills
4. Common sense approach to problem solving.
5. Some appreciation of Mental Health problems
6. Enthusiastic approach to activities and skill building
7. NVQ or equivalent would be an advantage.
What we can offer you
In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits:
8. Birthday day off
9. 25 days annual leave (increasing by a further day for every 2 years of service) to a maximum of 30
10. QCF (was NVQ) in Adult Care Work
11. Contributory pension scheme
12. Life insurance
13. Opportunities to develop and progress in a wide variety of care settings.
14. Free Fully funded development and career courses and qualifications, tailored around your career aspirations
15. Free car parking
16. Supplemented meals
17. Employee benefits scheme (e.g., discounted shopping vouchers, interest free Apple Products loan scheme, Discounted meals at selected restaurants and Cashback on everyday shopping including retail and supermarkets)
18. Full onsite induction training and orientation programme