Bank Support Worker

Cygnet; Stockport; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS blue light card discounts

Vouchers and shopping discounts

Private health cash plan

Confidential mental health support

Wellbeing centre

Job summary

Cygnet is seeking a confident Bank Care & Support Worker to help deliver outstanding healthcare at Woodrow House in Stockport. You will work 12-hour shifts and provide person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities and complex needs.

Join a specialist residential team and benefit from discounts, mental health support, and an NHS-related perks package while making a real difference in people’s lives.

Qualifications

• Genuinely driven to make a real difference in people’s lives.
• Excellent communicator and a good team player.
• Sensitive and intuitive with the energy to provide a trusting, stimulating environment.
• Able to empower and support service user independence.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Compassionate care

Team player

Excellent communication

Education

Care certificate

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.

Excited to grow your career?

Our people make all the difference in our success.

We are looking for a confident Bank Care & Support Worker with 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 Woodrow House in Stockport.

Woodrow House is a specialist residential service, supporting adults with learning disabilities who may have behaviours that challenge and associated complex needs.

We provide specialist care and support that is tailored to individual needs, promoting independence and community integration. We encourage and enable the people we support to lead a full and happy life and work with them to find out their strengths, abilities and preferences so that their care can be as person-centred 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, rewards gateway 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.

Cygnet has 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.