Female Support Worker

Cygnet Group; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible working

Overtime opportunity

Coaching & appraisal

Supervision & peer support

Employee discount savings

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

Cygnet Group is seeking confident Care & Support Workers for a full-time role at the CAMHS facility, Bury Forestwood, within our four wards offering a defined treatment pathway from admission to discharge.

You will work 12-hour shifts across days, nights and weekends as part of a compassionate team, supporting service users with their physical and emotional needs. An induction is provided on starting employment.

Qualifications

• Confident Care & Support Workers who can deliver outstanding care.
• Excellent communication and teamwork are essential.
• Ability to provide physical & emotional support with empathy.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care.
• 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.
• Report on medical and welfare needs as required.
• Safeguard.
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all.

Skills

Care & Support Skills

Team player

Excellent communication

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 Care & Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You'll be workinga full time contract (37.5 hours per week)with 12 hour shifts across both days, nights & Weekends at Cygnet Hospital Bury Forestwood inside ourCAMHS(Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services.)

Note:Due to a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 part 1 of Equality Act 2010, we are currently only able to accept applications from Female candidates for this role.

Successful applicants would be required to attend a 3 week full time paid induction at the start of employment. (Monday to Friday)

Cygnet Bury Forestwood offers CAMHS Tier 4 PICU, General Acute and Low Secure services across four wards which provide a defined treatment pathway from admission through to intervention and discharge including rapid assessment and treatment.

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.

In addition there is a diverse educational programme teaching a range of subjects available at the on-site school, Forestwood School, which is registered with the Department for Education.

Your day-to-day

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care

• Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support

• Learn about individuals' specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way

• Assist with medical & welfare needs

• Report on medical & welfare needs as required

• Safeguard

• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you

• Salary: £13.15 per hour

• Opportunities for further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme

• Flexible working with the opportunity for overtime

• Regular coaching & appraisal

• Expert supervision & peer support

• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme

A career at Cygnet comes with excellent benefits. Whether it's saving you money on the high street, with healthcare, holidays & leisure - or securing your future with professional development and a pension - we support you to be happy both in & out of work.

You are

• Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people's lives

• An excellent communicator & a good team player

• Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment

• Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Cygnethas been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you'll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

What next?

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