d/Deaf Support Worker

Cygnet Group; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 17,908 - 20,664; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Overtime opportunities

Coaching & appraisal

Employee discount savings

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

Cygnet Group is seeking confident d/Deaf Support Workers for the Cygnet Hospital Bury Dunes site in Greater Manchester. The role involves 37.5 hours weekly on 12-hour shifts across days, nights and weekends, with induction and BSL requirements.

You will work with male and female service users on adult wards, supporting learning disability, autism and mental health needs. Training, supervision and career development are provided.

Qualifications

• Role requires native British Sign Language usage or a minimum Signature Level 2.
• Full-time contract: 37.5 hours per week with 12 hour shifts across days, nights & weekends.
• Induction: 3 weeks full time at start of employment.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all service users, patients & residents.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support.
• Learn about individuals' specific needs and provide help in the most appropriate way.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required.
• Safeguard.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all.

Skills

British Sign Language

Communication skills

Teamwork

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.