Support Worker (Night Shift)

NHS Jobs; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Overtime coaching & appraisal

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work

Wellbeing centre

Job summary

Cygnet is seeking a confident Night Support Worker to provide person-centred care for adults with learning disabilities and complex needs at Fairways. You’ll work 39.8 hours per week on night shifts, delivering round-the-clock support and maintaining a safe, supportive environment.

The role emphasizes safeguarding, excellent communication, and the ability to empower service users. DBS check is required; opportunities for apprenticeship schemes and staff discounts are available.

Qualifications

• Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• Team-oriented with collaborative spirit.
• Genuine desire to make a positive difference in people’s lives.
• Sensitive and intuitive to provide a supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all service users.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support.
• Learn about individuals’ specific needs and provide help accordingly.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required.
• Safeguard and maintain a safe and clean environment.
• Be genuinely driven to make a real difference in people’s lives.
• Communicate effectively and work well within a team.
• Create a trusting, stimulating and varied environment, empowering service users.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Good team player

Genuine drive to help others

Sensitive and intuitive

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it. We are looking for a confident Night Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care. Youll be working 39.8 hours a week (night shifts) at Fairways. Located in a beautiful Suffolk village, Fairways supports adults with learning disabilities and associated complex needs who may have behaviours that challenge. The home provides longer term placements for individuals who require round the clock care and support. Person-centred planning is at the heart of everything we do based on each individuals specific need. At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development. Youll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

Your Day-to-Day

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all our service users, patients & residents
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical & welfare needs and report as required
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all
• You are Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples lives
• An excellent communicator and a good team player
• Sensitive and intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
• Helping to empower & support service user independence.

An unpaid carer? We recognise that many of our colleagues have unpaid caring responsibilities and we welcome applications from unpaid carers. We value the skills and experience that caring can bring to the workplace.

Why Cygnet?

• £13.15 per/hour starting up to £13.45 post probation.
• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working with opportunity for overtimeRegular coaching & appraisal
• Expert supervision & peer support
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

What next? If you care about making a difference we want to talk to you.