Bank Support Worker

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

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: £13.00 per hour (+12.1% A/L)

Overtime available

Regular coaching & appraisal

Expert supervision

Job summary

Cygnet Health Care is seeking a confident Bank Support Worker to deliver outstanding care at The Birches. You will work flexible bank shifts to positively impact lives in our specialist residential service for autism and learning disabilities.

DBS checks are required as part of safeguarding our service users. Join a nationwide provider with a strong track record in compassionate, person-centred care and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• DBS check required
• Enhanced DBS check (adult) for safeguarding
• Rehabilitation of Offenders Act considerations

Responsibilities

• Provide enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all service users, patients and residents.
• Offer physical and emotional support to service users.
• Learn about individuals' specific needs and provide help in the most appropriate way.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required.
• Safeguard service users and maintain a safe, clean environment.
• Empower and support service user independence.

Job description

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.

Main duties of the job

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up.

About us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care.Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job responsibilities

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 Bank Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

Youll 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 allYou 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 tha t caring can bring to the workplace.

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

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

What next?

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.