Support Worker

Cygnet Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible working

Overtime

Coaching and appraisal

Wellbeing centre

Job summary

Cygnet Cedars is seeking a confident Support Worker to join our 23-bed high dependency complex care service for men with learning disabilities and associated needs. You’ll work full time (42 hours per week) across 12-hour day and night shifts, delivering compassionate care in a supportive environment.

We offer an apprenticeship path, flexible hours with overtime, coaching, supervision, and wellbeing resources.

Qualifications

• Genuine drive to make a real difference in people’s lives.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Sensitive and intuitive to provide a trusting environment.
• Support service users’ independence.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for service users, patients & residents.
• Provide physical and emotional support and learn each individual’s needs to tailor care.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required.
• Safeguard service users and maintain a safe, clean environment.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

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 looking for a confident Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding healthcare.

You’ll be working full time 42 hours a week, 12 hour shifts (days and nights), making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Cedars.

Cygnet Cedars is a 23-bed high dependency complex care service for men with learning disabilities, associated complex needs and who may have behaviours that challenge. We accept emergency referrals and the team are experienced in managing them quickly and efficiently to ensure the transition for each individual is as smooth as possible.

Your Day-to-Day…

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all our service users, patients & residents
• Provide guidance and 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 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…

• Salary: £13.15 per hour
• 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.

What next?

If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.