Bank Support Worker

Cygnet Group; Halifax; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible working

Coaching & appraisal

Expert supervision & peer support

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work

Wellbeing centre

Job summary

Cygnethas been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you'll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

Beckly House in Shelf, Halifax seeks a confident Bank Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding healthcare. You'll work 12-hour shifts to suit you, supporting our service users with learning disabilities and complex needs in a person-centred environment.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
• Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals' specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with and report on medical & welfare needs
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all
• Supporting service users to access the community, to attend things like work, college, hobbies & activities, days out & holidays
• Supporting the service users to grow, develop & learn through engaging them in tasks such as cooking & cleaning

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around - there's no better feeling. It's 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 confidentBank Care & Support Workerwith a passion for delivering outstanding healthcare.

You'll have the opportunity to pick up 12 hour shifts to suit you and your lifestyle, supporting our service users at Beckly House in Shelf, Halifax.

Beckly is a specialist residential service in Shelf, Halifax - West Yorkshire, supporting people with learning disabilities, complex needs and behaviours that may challenge.

We encourage and enable the people we support to lead a full and happy life. We work with people to ensure they have more choice and control in their lives. We find out their strengths, abilities and preferences so that the care provided can be as person-centred and meaningful to each individual as possible.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development - you'll also enjoy discounts with our free NHS blue light card, perkbox with vouchers for everyday purchases and shopping, private health cash plans, free confidential mental health support and much more, to support your wellbeing in and out of work.

Your day-to-day

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care

• Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support

• Learn about individuals' specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way

• Assist with and report on medical & welfare needs

• Safeguard

• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all

• Supporting service users to access the community, to attend things like work, college, hobbies & activities, days out & holidays

• Supporting the service users to grow, develop & learn through engaging them in tasks such as cooking & cleaning

You are

• Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people's lives

• An excellent communicator and a good team player

• Sensitive and intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment

• Able to empower & support service user independence
  

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you

• Salary: £13.00 per hour plus 12.1% annual leave allowance (£14.57ph)

• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme

• Flexible working

• Regular coaching & appraisal

• Expert supervision & peer support

• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme

• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Please be aware that this vacancy may close before the advertised date if the role is filled.

Cygnethas been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you'll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

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