Bank Support Worker

Cygnet Group; Wombwell; Presencial; GBP 18.000 - 20.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

NHS blue light card discounts

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible working with overtime

Coaching & appraisal

Employee discounts

Descripción de la vacante

Cygnet Group is seeking a confident Care & Support Worker to deliver outstanding healthcare at Dove Valley Mews, a residential service for adults with learning disabilities. You will work bank 12-hour shifts, providing physical and emotional support, safeguarding, and community access in a person-centred setting.

We offer learning opportunities through apprenticeship schemes, flexible overtime, coaching, and a range of wellbeing perks including discounts and health support.

Formación

• Genuine desire to improve lives and support individuals.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Empathetic, intuitive, and able to create a stimulating, person-centred environment.
• Ability to empower service users and promote independence.

Responsabilidades

• 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, attend work/college/hobbies/activities, and enjoy days out and holidays.
• Engage service users in tasks such as cooking and cleaning to promote growth and development.

Conocimientos

Excellent communication

Teamwork

Empathy

Empowerment

Descripción del empleo

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 Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding healthcare.

You'll have the opportunity to work bank 12 hour shifts, to suit your lifestyle, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Dove Valley Mews.

Dove Valley Mews is a residential service providing outcome focused care for adults with a learning disability and associated complex needs who may have behaviours that challenge.

We encourage and enable the people we support to lead a full and happy life. We work with them 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.

Dove Valley Mews offers three apartments, a three, two and one bed apartment, totalling 6 living areas. These are configured to meet the needs of the individuals which includes communal living areas and an enclosed outdoor garden.

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.

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.

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 with opportunity for overtime
• 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.

What next?

If you care about making a difference - we want to talk to you.