Persona Care and Support

25/03/2026

Looking for a career with a difference?
Are you passionate about supporting people to achieve what's important to them?

Join our team now, we're recruiting:

Waking Nights Support Worker, Supported Living
up to 30hpw; £13.47 rising to £13.68 per hour
Based in services across the Bury borough
Recruitment event
Closing date: 30th March

Manager, Employment Pathways
25hpw; £25,824 rising to £26,454
Hybrid: working from home, head office and in services
Interview
Closing date: 31st March

It's simple to apply, just fill in a few details and we'll call you back to answer any questions and arrange for you to come and meet us.

Or you can sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear when we advertise new jobs.

Why work with us?
We provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.

Want to know more? Get all the details and apply here personasupport.org/CurrentJobs

Know someone who'd be a perfect fit? Tag them or share this post.
PS Persona colleagues can refer a friend for rewards - find out more on the intranet.



alt text: gold and white job box with a mouse arrow clicking on it with an explosive, colourful GiF at the tip of the arrow. In the background are seven photos of people: a man serving a coffee in a café, a man smiling from under a wooden canopy, people dancing at a Christmas party, women signing along to a video, two women discussing some paperwork, a woman eating a strawberry she's just picked, a man and a woman smiling to camera with their heads together and the man is cuddling a dog. At the bottom are the Make Care Your Career and Persona logos.

23/03/2026

Congratulations to everyone who got a High Five this month and a big shout out to our latest Living the Values Recognition winners:

Escape team
Joanne Naisbitt
Laura Stott
Bury Care Academy team

Our winners have been chosen by a panel of people we support and managers, out of all the High Fives received this month. They will get to choose a gift.

If you've seen someone do something amazing at Persona this month, why not tell them with a High Five? Anyone can give recognition to our colleagues and volunteers here https://tinyurl.com/TellUsP

22/03/2026

When we shared our Valentine's Day Signalong session with you, you said:

Well done Bolton Road. You smashed Valentine’s celebrations ❤️

Love it! Always having fun, no wonder my boy loves coming!

Thank you so much for sharing these compliments - it means a lot to us when you tell us we're getting it right and your comments are always shared with the team.

alt text: faded painted love hearts in background with the introductory text in the post at the top. A red animated heart pulsing in the middle is replaced by the individual comments shown in the post above. Bolton Road and Persona logos are at the bottom.

20/03/2026

When you're looking for information about support for you or someone you care about, it's important that you can access and use what you find, no matter what you need to make our website work for you.

This is why we use a Recite Me toolbar which has:
- a screen mask to help you focus
- a screen reader that read aloud in over 65 different languages
- control options for the speed that your text is read aloud
- text font, colour, sizing and spacing customisation to make each page perfect for you
- a dictionary, thesaurus and spell-checker to make sense of any jargon we haven't explained

During February, 89 different people used the toolbar to look at 479 pages on our website.

Because we want to be certain that accessibility is never a factor in your care and support decisions, we'll keep making sure that anyone who needs to can get what they need, exactly how they need it, on our website.



alt text: collage of photos: people smiling and cooking, hugging, waving Union Jacks or with their thumbs up and smiling to camera with the words 'care is life - support is important around it. Followed by a graphic of a computer monitor showing our website with a black screen mask activated on the Recite Me toolbar. The text 'get information that works for you' is around the graphic. The Persona logo is at the bottom.

18/03/2026

Paul doesn't always want to join in the group activities at Ramsbottom so when he found this spare display board he had an idea...

He enjoys art, so each month he decides which quotes to share and how to display them on the board; he gets involved in the colouring too.

But it turns out this project isn't only for Paul, everyone gets to join in. When the display's ready, the quotes are read aloud so that everyone can talk about what the quotes mean to them.

These aren't 'just' some motivational quotes - this is inclusion and creativity in action.

This month's quotes are:

Believe you can and you will.
Keep up the good work.
You've got a friend in me 🙂
Smile and the world smiles with you.
You are strong and beautiful.
Be good to yourself.
Every day may not be a good day but there's something good in every day.
You are amazing.

alt text: photo of a blue board with paper letters coloured and white clouds cut out and stuck on the blue. The letters spell 'words to lift you UP'. Next to these is a coloured in drawing of a house being lifted up by eight balloons in green, yellow, purple, pink and orange. The Ramsbottom Centre and Persona logos are at the bottom.

16/03/2026

We celebrated Chinese New Year with arts and crafts sessions, tasty food and fun with our friends.

Over 50 and looking to meet new people or try new things in Bury?
You can refer yourself to Grundy Hub Get Social and start making new friends, or just read the paper and get some tasty food. We can arrange a free taster session too.

Click here to find out how https://personasupport.org/grundy-hub

alt text: photos of men and women making and decorating paper lanterns and fans, Chinese food in serving dishes and a wall display of a red horse with gold detail. The Grundy Hub and Persona logos are at the bottom.

16/03/2026

Our next online co-production session for autistic adults will take place on

Thursday 19th March, 5:30pm – 7:00pm.

We’ll be exploring connection, belonging and learning within Bury’s autistic community. This is a space to share experiences, talk about what helps build supportive communities, and discuss how local opportunities and support could work better for autistic adults.

If you’d like to take part, send us a message and we’ll share the joining details.

14/03/2026

Cake update!
The talented bakers at Ramsbottom held a bake off last month - can you guess the theme?

Congratulations to everyone who took part!

alt text: three photos of cakes against backgrounds of sprinkles. A pink iced smiley lovers sponge cake covered with round smiley face emojis, a heart shaped cheesecake with sliced strawberries around the edges and some lovebug cupcakes with light brown frosting, eyes, mouths and antennnae. The Ramsbottom and Persona logos are at the bottom.

12/03/2026

Join our friends at Walnut Allotments & East Ward Growing Together on Friday 27th March for spring crafts, soup and a roll.

Don't miss your chance to spend time in nature, connect with new people & get creative.

It's free to attend, but donations are welcome. Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/mtxpw8y2

12/03/2026

Working in care is a rewarding career that can you lead you in directions you never imagined!

We're recruiting in Bury now - take a look at our jobs page and sign up to our mailing list or click on the link to read our colleagues' stories about where their care role has taken them.

https://tinyurl.com/ms8y2kwk

Blog: Why I’m proud to be one of the youngest registered managers in social care

Amelia Wells, Registered Manager. Alina Homecare shares her experience of being one of the youngest registered managers working in social care.

https://bit.ly/46YPK3w

11/03/2026

Want to stop smoking or know someone who does?
Get advice today from a drop in with Bury Live Well Service and increase your chances of quitting.

Details in the post 👇

With the right help, you're up to 3x more likely to quit smoking for good🚭

To help you quit for good, visit one of our free drop-in 'quit smoking sessions' on Wednesday 11 March 2026 (No Smoking Day), or our regular Bury Live Well drop in sessions that run all year round.

👉Radcliffe Market
Radcliffe Market Hall, 11 Blackburn St, M26 1PN
Wednesday 11 March - 10.00am to 2.00pm

👉Bridge Community Church
Bridge Community Church, Milltown Street, Radcliffe, M26 1WD
Wednesday 11 March - 9.30am to 11.30am

Read more in the comments👇

10/03/2026

Looking for a new direction?
We're recruiting and it's so easy to apply!

We're looking for:
Building Support Worker/Domestic Assistant, Learning Disability Day Service
15hpw, £12.65 per hour
Working at our bases across the Bury borough
Closing date: 18th March
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Deputy Manager, Supported Living
37hpw; £40,777 to £41,771
Fixed term until 31st March 2027
Hybrid: working from home, head office and in services
Closing date: 17th March

Why work with us?
We provide a wide range of employee benefits, career development and lifestyle support services to ensure that you too feel supported, fulfilled and valued from day one of your employment with us.

Want to know more? Click below for details or to apply now.

personasupport.org/CurrentJobs

We need your help to reach the right people - know someone perfect? Share or tag them.

Don't forget, Persona and Bury Shared Lives colleagues can refer a friend for rewards.