Senior Support Worker

Cygnet; Hungerford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Overtime opportunities

Coaching and appraisal

Expert supervision and peer support

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee discounts

Job summary

Cygnet Group is seeking a confident Senior Support Worker (Days) to join The Old Vicarage, a specialist residential service for adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. You’ll work full-time, 40 hours per week, days only, delivering person-centred care with a supportive team in a safe, enlarged setting.

You will contribute to a positive, learning-focused environment, providing guidance, emotional and physical support, and ensuring high standards of care and safeguarding for residents

Qualifications

• Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people’s lives.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Empathetic, intuitive, with energy for a diverse, person-centred environment.
• Passionate about empowering service users’ independence.

Responsibilities

• Support management and team members in the day-to-day running of the service.
• Ensure duties are allocated effectively and safely.
• 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 and report as required.
• Safeguard residents and maintain a clean, safe environment for all.

Skills

Motivation to help others

Excellent communicator

Team player

Empowerment mindset

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 Senior Support Worker (Days) with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You’ll be working full-time, 40 hours a week, working Days Only making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at The Old Vicarage.

The Old Vicarage is a specialist residential service, supporting adults with learning disabilities who may have behaviours that challenge and associated complex needs. We provide specialist care and support that is tailored to individual needs, promoting independence and community integration.

We encourage and enable individuals we support to lead a full and happy life, working with them to discover their strengths, abilities, and preferences so that their care can be as person-centred as possible.

The People We Support

• Adults from the age of 18+ years
• Individuals with a primary diagnosis of learning disability accompanied with behaviours that challenge including mental illness or a forensic background
• Individuals with a secondary diagnosis of personality disorder or autism
• May have communication challenges
• May have associated complex needs

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 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 & clean environment for all

Why Cygnet? We’ll 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
• Employee discount savings & "Cycle to Work" scheme
• Recruitment referrals

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