Senior Support Worker

NHS Jobs; Brant Broughton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Free meals

Cycle to Work scheme

Recruitment referrals

Job summary

Cygnet Broughton House, part of Cygnet Healthcare, is seeking a confident Senior Support Worker to join our 29-bed residential service for adults with learning disabilities, autism and challenging behaviours. You’ll work full time, 42 hours weekly, across day and night shifts, delivering outstanding care and promoting independence and community integration.

The role requires strong communication, teamwork, and cash handling skills; you’ll support staff, manage duties safely, assist with medical

Qualifications

• Experience in a healthcare setting.
• Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Support management and team in day-to-day running of the service.
• Ensure duties are allocated effectively and safely.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support for residents.
• Learn individuals' specific needs and provide appropriate help.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required.
• Safeguard residents and maintain a safe, clean environment.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Team player

Empathy

Money handling

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Internet

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it. Cygnet Healthcare are looking for a confident Senior Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care to join our team at Cygnet Broughton House. Youll be working full time 42 hours a week, across a mixed shift pattern (day and night shifts), making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Broughton House. Broughton House is a 29 bed specialist residential service for adults with learning disabilities, autism and behaviours that challenge. Our aim is to provide an effective environment which promotes independence and community integration.

You are

• Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples lives
• Experienced in a readership role within healthcare
• 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
• Skilled in money management and completion of petty cash
• Experienced with computer skills Word, Excel, Power point, internet ect

Your day-to-day

• Support both management and team members in the day-to-day running of the service
• Ensure duties are allocated effectively and safely
• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
• Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional supportLearn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical & welfare needs and report as required
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe & clean environment for all

Why Cygnet?

Well offer you

• Salary: £14.23 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
• Free parking
• Free meals
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
• Recruitment referrals

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

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.