Bank Support Worker

Cygnet Group; Newark and Sherwood; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible shifts

Overtime available

Coaching & appraisal

Supervision & peer support

Job summary

The Birches, part of the Cygnet Group, is seeking a confident Bank Support Worker to help transform the lives of people with autism and learning disabilities. You will work flexible bank shifts, delivering compassionate care and supporting residents in a highly specialised residential setting.

Successful applicants will undergo an enhanced DBS check. The role offers flexible hours, with opportunities for overtime, coaching, and peer support to help you grow in a caring environment.

Qualifications

• Genuine empathy and desire to improve lives.
• Excellent communication and ability to work in a team.
• Comfortable providing physical and emotional support to service users.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all service users.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals' needs and provide help appropriately
• Assist with medical & welfare needs and report as required
• Safeguard service users and maintain a safe environment

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Compassionate care

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 confident Bank Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You'll be working flexible bank shifts, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at The Birches.
Birches is a specialist residential service for people with autism and learning disabilities, who may also present with behaviours that challenge. We provide a safe, comfortable and effective highly specialised environment.

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 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
• 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.

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

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you

• Salary: £13.00 per hour (+12.1% A/L cover)
• Flexible working with opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Expert supervision & peer support