Care & Support Worker

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Bradford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Blue Light Card

Perkbox vouchers

Private health plan

Mental health support

Job summary

Beacon House is seeking a confident Care & Support Worker to deliver outstanding healthcare in a specialist residential setting in West Yorkshire. The role is full-time (42 hours), with 12-hour shifts and alternate weekends, including nights, to support individuals with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs.

The successful candidate will provide person-centered care, assist with daily activities, and help clients engage with community activities while safeguarding and maintaining a

Qualifications

• Full-time role with 42 hours per week.
• 12-hour shifts with alternate weekends.
• Enhanced DBS check required.

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' needs and assist in the most appropriate way.
• Assist with and report on medical and welfare needs.
• Safeguard and maintain a safe, clean environment.

Skills

Care & Support

Communication

Teamwork

Enhanced DBS

Job description

We are looking for a confident Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding healthcare. You'll be working full time 42 hours a week, 12 hour shifts, including alternate weekends (4 shifts week one, three shifts week two, on a two week rolling rota), nights only, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Beacon House. Beacon House is a specialist residential service in West Yorkshire supporting individuals with learning disabilities, autism, complex needs and behaviours that may challenge. At Beacon House we encourage and enable the people we support to lead a full and happy life. We work with each person to find out their strengths, abilities and preferences so that the care provided can be as person-centred to each individual as possible.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Able to empower & support service user independence
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Benefits and Perks

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.

Salary

Salary: £13.15 per hour, rising to £13.45 per hour after three months (£29,435.70 first year), rising to £13.70ph after 18 months