Night Support Worker

Cygnet; Halifax; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension schemes

NHS Blue Light Card

Perkbox

Private health cash plans

Mental health support

Wellbeing centre

Job summary

Cygnet seeks a confident Care & Support Worker to join Beckly House in Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire. You will work full-time, 42 hours weekly, with 12-hour shifts, including alternate weekends, nights, to support people with learning disabilities and complex needs.

Expect a person-centred approach, DBS checks, and opportunities for learning and wellbeing support within a supportive team. The role offers competitive pay and benefits encouraging wellbeing at work.

Qualifications

• Genuine desire to make a real difference in people’s lives.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Sensitive and intuitive with ability to create a stimulating environment.
• Ability to empower service users and promote independence.

Responsibilities

• Provide enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for residents.
• Offer physical and emotional support and guidance.
• Learn about individual needs and respond appropriately.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required.
• Maintain a safe, clean environment and safeguard residents.
• Support access to community activities and daily living tasks.

Skills

Communication

Team player

Empathy

Person-centred care

Tools

DBS check

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 Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding healthcare.

You’ll be working full-time 42 hours a week, 12-hour shifts, including alternate weekends (4 shifts week one, three shifts week two, on a two week rolling rota), nights only, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Beckly House.

Beckly is a specialist residential service in Shelf, Halifax – West Yorkshire, supporting people with learning disabilities, complex needs and behaviours that may challenge.

We encourage and enable the people we support to lead a full and happy life. We work with people 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.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development – you’ll also enjoy discounts with our free NHS blue light card, perkbox with vouchers for everyday purchases and shopping, private health cash plans, free confidential mental health support and much more, to support your wellbeing in and out of work.

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 and report on medical & welfare needs
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all
• Supporting service users to access the community, to attend things like work, college, hobbies & activities, days out & holidays
• Supporting the service users to grow, develop & learn through engaging them in tasks such as cooking & cleaning

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
• Able to empower & support service user independence

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• Salary: £13.15 per hour, rising to £13.45 per hour after three months (£29,435.70 first year), rising to £13.70ph after 18 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
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

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