d/Deaf Support Worker

Cygnet; Bury; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee discounts

Flexible overtime

Coaching & appraisal

DBS check

Job summary

Cygnet Bury Dunes is seeking confident deaf support workers to care for adults on high-priority wards. You will work 37.5 hours weekly, with 12-hour shifts across days, nights and weekends.

The role requires native British Sign Language or Signature Level 2, and includes a 3-week induction and inpatient care across male/female service users with LD, autism and mental health needs. We offer apprenticeship opportunities, flexible overtime, coaching, supervision, and employee discounts, with a

Qualifications

• Native British Sign Language usage or Signature Level 2 is required for this deaf service.
• Excellent communication and teamwork with a compassionate approach.
• Ability to support service users with learning disability, autism and mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced, flexible learning-based care for service users, patients and residents.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support.
• Learn individuals’ needs and respond in the most appropriate way.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required.
• Safeguard service users and maintain a safe, clean environment.
• Engage in safe, respectful interaction and daily activities on wards.

Skills

British Sign Language

Communication

Teamwork

Empathy

Patient 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 confident d/Deaf Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You’ll be working a full time contract (37.5 hours per week) with 12 hour shifts across both days, nights & Weekends at Cygnet Hospital Bury Dunes.

Your role will be working with male/female service users on one of our high priority Adult wards working with learning disability, autism and various mental health issues.

This role requires native British Sign Language usage or a minimum Signature Level 2 as it is a deaf service.

Successful applicants would be required to attend a 3 week full time induction at the start of employment (Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm).

Cygnet Bury Dunes provides a wide range of inpatient mental health services for men and women including specialist deaf services and emergency admission services.

Each service user has a bedroom with en suite facilities and a range of communal spaces including a gym, laundry, occupational therapy kitchen, therapy garden and woodland walkways down to the Elton Reservoir.

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.

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• 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
• Salary: £13.15 per hour

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

Please note we are able to provide a BSL translation if required.

What next?

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