d/Deaf Support Worker

CYGNET; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 29,968,000 - 40,683,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee discount savings

Flexible overtime

Job summary

CYGNET is seeking confident deaf support workers at Bury Dunes to provide care on adult wards with learning disability, autism, and mental health needs. Shifts include days, nights and weekends, with a 3-week induction and DBS check. Sign language ability is essential for service users.

Salary is £13.15 per hour for a full-time contract (37.5 hours/week). We offer apprenticeship opportunities, flexible overtime and a Cycle to Work scheme, along with employee discounts.

Qualifications

• Native British Sign Language or Signature Level 2 required.
• Full-time induction: 3 weeks, Mon-Fri 9am–5pm.
• Enhanced DBS disclosure required.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support.
• Learn individuals’ specific needs and provide help appropriately.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all.

Skills

BSL (Sign Language)

Communication

Teamwork

Empathy

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 & residentsProvide guidance and encouragement through physical & emotional supportLearn about individuals’ specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate wayAssist with medical & welfare needs and report as requiredSafeguardMaintain a safe and clean environment for allYou are…Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people’s livesAn excellent communicator and a good team playerSensitive and intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environmentHelping to empower & support service user independence.Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship schemeFlexible working with opportunity for overtimeRegular coaching & appraisalExpert supervision & peer supportEmployee discount savings & Cycle to Work schemeSalary: £13.15 per hourPlease 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.Click the button to apply