Day Support worker

Cygnet; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible working

Coaching & appraisal

Supervision & peer support

Wellbeing centre

Job summary

Cygnet is seeking a confident Care & Support Worker to join The Fields, a specialist residential service in Sheffield. You will deliver person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities and complex needs, following a flexible learning approach and supportive supervision.

The role involves 42 hours per week, day shifts from 08:00 to 20:00, with opportunities for overtime, and a DBS check is required to ensure safe care delivery. Join a team dedicated to making a real difference.

Qualifications

• Genuine desire to help others
• Excellent communication skills
• Good teamwork and collaboration
• Empathy and initiative
• Willingness to undergo DBS check

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all service users
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support
• Learn individuals' specific needs and provide appropriate help
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required
• Safeguard residents and maintain a safe environment
• Maintain a clean and safe living environment

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 a confident Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You'll be working 42 hours a week (Days Only 08:00am - 20:00pm), making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at The Fields.

The Fields is a specialist residential service in Sheffield, South Yorkshire for adults with learning disabilities who may have behaviours that challenge as well as associated complex needs.

We encourage and enable the individuals we support to lead a full and happy life. We work with them to ensure they have more choice and control in their lives. We find out their strengths, abilities and preferences so that the care provided can be as person-centred and meaningful to each individual as possible.

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 p rovide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
• Helping to empower & support service user independence.
• An unpaid carer? We recognise that many of our colleagues have unpaid caring responsibilities and we welcome applications from unpaid carers. We value the skills and experience that caring can bring to the workplace.

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
• Recruitment referrals
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

Please note: 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.