Day Support Worker

Cygnet; Borrowash; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Overtime opportunities

Apprenticeship scheme

Free meal on shift

Wellbeing centre

Job summary

Cygnet is seeking an Autism Support Worker (Days) to join the CONIFERS team. You will work 42 hours per week on days (08:00 AM–08:00 PM) with alternating weekends. The role provides enhanced care, guidance, and support to adults with autism and learning disabilities in a residential setting.

Successful candidates will undergo an enhanced DBS check; there are opportunities for learning through our apprenticeship scheme and flexible overtime. Salary specifics are included in the job listing.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and team-working abilities.
• Ability to provide compassionate, person-centred support.
• Sensitivity and intuition to create a trusting, stimulating environment.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all service users.
• 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

Excellent communicator

Team player

Empathetic

People-focused

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.

Cygnet Group are currently looking for an experienced Autism Support Worker (Days) to join our dedicated team at CONIFERS.

You’ll be working 42 hours (Days Only – 08:00 AM till 08:00 PM) per week, including alternative weekends.

The Service

CONIFERS is a specialist residential service for adults with autism and moderate to severe learning disabilities, who may have behaviours that challenge. We aim to provide a safe, comfortable and effective environment, promoting independence and community integration. Person-centred planning is at the heart of everything we do, based on each person’s specific needs. We understand that consistency and continuity of care is important for the people we support.

The People We Support

• Adults from the age of 18 years
• Individuals with a diagnosis of autism & learning disability
• May present with behaviours that challenge
• May have communication challenges
• May have associated complex needs
• May have an ECHP (Education Healthcare Plan)
• May be subjected to DoLS (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) or Care Orders

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…

• Salary: £13.15 Per Hour
• Increasing to £13.45 Per Hour after 3 Months.
• 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
• Free Meal on shift
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

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

What next?

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