Bank Support Worker

Cygnet; The Birches; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible shifts

Overtime opportunity

Coaching & appraisal

Supervision & peer support

Job summary

The Birches is part of Cygnet Group, delivering care across the UK. We are looking for a confident Bank Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care and flexible bank shifts to make a difference in our residents.

As a Bank Support Worker, you’ll provide enhanced care, guidance, and emotional support, learn individual needs, assist with medical and welfare needs, safeguard, and maintain a safe, clean environment at The Birches. DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate strong communication and teamwork.
• Show empathy and energy for a varied environment.
• Support service user independence.
• Care for individuals with autism/learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Empathy

Supportive 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.

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

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.