Night Support Worker

Cygnet; Mansfield Woodhouse; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Overtime opportunities

Wellbeing centre with resources

Cycle to Work scheme

Recruitment referrals

Discount savings

Job summary

Cygnet Group is seeking a confident, compassionate Support Worker for Pines, a residential care home in the UK. You will support residents with learning disabilities, autism, and challenging behaviours during waking night shifts, delivering physical and emotional care and safeguarding the residents.

The role emphasizes teamwork, clear communication, and empowering residents to maintain independence, with opportunities for learning through our apprenticeship scheme.

Qualifications

• Driven to make a real difference in people's lives.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work well with colleagues.
• Empathy and intuition to create a trusting, stimulating environment.
• Commitment to supporting service user independence.

Responsibilities

• Support residents living with learning disabilities and autism in a residential setting.
• Provide physical and emotional support and guidance during shifts.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required.
• Maintain a safe, clean environment and follow safeguarding procedures.
• Be part of a supportive team and contribute to a 42-hour week routine.

Skills

Genuine drive to help others

Excellent communicator

Team player

Sensitive and intuitive

Empower service user independence

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, compassionate and dedicated Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care to join our team at Pines.

Your Day-to-Day...

You'll be working 42 hours a week in residential care home supporting residents who are living with learning disabilities, autism and associated challenging behaviours

Strictly WAKING nights only

• 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.
• 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.