Mental Health Support Worker

Cygnet Group; Wolverhampton; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meal on shift

Overtime opportunities

Regular coaching & appraisal

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Cygnet Group is seeking a confident Mental Health Support Worker to join Cygnet Sedgley House in Wolverhampton. You will support individuals with mental health challenges, working across days, nights and weekends to provide compassionate care and ensure well-being.

A DBS check is required for successful applicants. We offer structured development via an apprenticeship scheme and a supportive MDT environment.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 12 months' experience working with Mental Health /Challenging Behaviour.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Excellent communicator

Team player

Empathetic

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 looking for a confident Mental Health Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care to join our team at Cygnet Sedgley House.

You will be working42hours a week, including days, nights & weekends,making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care atCygnet Sedgley House.

Cygnet Sedgley House is a 20-bed service providing a full multi-disciplinary team (MDT) including occupational therapy, psychology and psychiatry, with support from registered nurses and support workers. We can provide support for those in the early stages of their rehabilitation journey, including one-to-one support where needed. We offer activities and therapies on-site, as well as accessing community resources.

**Must have a minimum of 12 months' experience working with Mental Health /Challenging Behaviour**

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• Salary: £13.15 Per Hour

• Increasing to £13.45 Per Hour after 6 Months

• Opportunities for further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme

• Free meal on shift

• Flexible working with the opportunity for overtime

• Regular coaching & appraisal

• Expert supervision & peer support

• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme

• Recruitment referrals

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

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

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

This vacancy may close before this date if a large number of applications are received.

What next?

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