Senior Support Worker

CYGNET; Newnham; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime opportunities

Apprenticeship scheme

Employee discount savings

Cycle to Work scheme

Coaching & appraisal

Job summary

CYGNET is recruiting a Senior Support Worker to work days and nights at Dean Grange (Broadoak, Newnham) and Milestones (Cinderford). We support people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs, focusing on person-centred care and meaningful lives.

You will lead and support teams, allocate duties safely, and provide physical and emotional assistance while safeguarding others and ensuring a clean, safe environment. DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• 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 energy to provide a trusting, stimulating and varied environment.
• Passionate about empowering and supporting service user independence.
• Enhanced DBS check is required for successful candidates.

Responsibilities

• 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 people in our care.
• 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 and maintain a safe and clean environment for all.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Empathy

Person-centred care

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 recruiting for a Senior Support Worker, to work days and nights at Cygnet Dean Grange and Milestones.Dean Grange is situated in Broadoak, Newnham. We support people with learning disabilities, autism, complex needs and behaviours that may challenge. Milestones is a specialist residential service in Cinderford. We support people with learning disabilities, autism, complex needs and behaviours that may challenge.The people we support are encouraged and enabled to lead full and happy lives. They are supported to have more choice and control in their lives. Their strengths, abilities, and preferences are identified so that the care provided can be as person-centred and meaningful to each individual as possible.Your day-to-day…Support both management and team members in the day-to-day running of the serviceEnsure duties are allocated effectively and safelyOffer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our careProvide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional supportLearn about individuals’ specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate wayAssist with medical & welfare needs and report as requiredSafeguardMaintain a safe & clean environment for allWhy Cygnet? We’ll offer you…£14.23 per hourOpportunities for further learning with our excellent apprenticeship schemeFlexible working with the opportunity for overtimeRegular coaching & appraisalExpert supervision & peer supportEmployee discount savings & Cycle to Work schemeRecruitment referralsYou are…Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people’s livesAn excellent communicator & a good team playerSensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environmentPassionate about empowering & supporting service user independencePlease 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. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possibleWhat next?If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.Click the button to applyWhat next?If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.Click the button to apply