Support Worker roles in Dorchester
If you want Support Worker work in Dorchester, Protocol Healthcare Services recruits for supported living, mental health and learning disability services, on both temporary and permanent contracts.
Dorchester and the area we cover
Dorset County Hospital anchors a good deal of the health provision around Poundbury and Fordington, and the settings we recruit for sit close to it. Dorset Council commissions much of the care in the area, and Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust runs the clinical side.
We fill posts in Poundbury, Fordington, Victoria Park and Prince of Wales and out towards Maumbury, Charminster and Charlton Down. DT2 and DT1 come up most often, and work extends through Dorset.
What you would be doing
- ✓ Encouraging independence, choice and everyday decision making
- ✓ Supporting people to access work, education, activities and their community
- ✓ Positive behaviour support and de-escalation, with training provided
- ✓ Medication prompting and support appropriate to your training
- ✓ Accurate notes and clear communication with the wider team
- ✓ Supporting people with daily routines and personal care where needed
Shifts, and how they are booked
You set your availability. Plenty of the people we place around Maumbury work three or four shifts and keep the rest of the week their own. Most people settle into a handful of regular services, often within a few miles of Victoria Park.
Agency and permanent are both on offer. Picking up shifts in two or three services around Fordington is a low-risk way to find out where you want to be.
What we look for
- ✓Good communication skills
- ✓Experience in mental health or learning disability support is desirable, not essential
- ✓An enhanced DBS check, which we can arrange
- ✓The right to work in the UK
- ✓Patience, resilience and respect for the people you support
What we do for you
One consultant looks after you, knows the difference between the services in Poundbury and Maumbury, and is reachable when a shift throws something up. We recruit from our offices in Edgware and Bournemouth and place people nationwide; there is no branch in Dorchester itself, which we would rather say plainly.
Work in Weymouth and Wareham often suits the same people, so tell us how far you are willing to go.
Send your availability and what you are qualified for, and a consultant will call you back about work around Prince of Wales. There are immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Call 020 8951 4510 or use the contact form.
Support Worker Jobs in Dorchester, answered
Not always. Experience in mental health or learning disability support is desirable, not essential We provide training, and your consultant will match you to settings around Dorchester that fit what you have done before.
Day, night and weekend shifts, on full-time and part-time patterns. You set your availability and we work to it. Once you are established we can offer regular ongoing shifts rather than one-offs.
Both. We recruit for temporary and permanent positions, and many people start on agency shifts around Dorchester before moving into a permanent post once they have found a service that suits them.
Across supported living, mental health services, learning disability services and community settings. In practice that means Poundbury, Fordington, Victoria Park, Prince of Wales and Maumbury, covering DT2 and DT1, and out into Dorset. Dorset County Hospital is the main hospital in the area.
We have immediate opportunities for suitable candidates. Once your registration, right-to-work and DBS checks are in place, shifts can usually follow quickly. Call 020 8951 4510 or send us your details to get started.
Support Worker Jobs near Dorchester
Looking for work in Dorchester?
Register and a consultant will be in touch about shifts around Poundbury, Victoria Park and the wider Dorset area.