Support Worker

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Bonsall CP; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible overtime

Wellbeing centre

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

Cygnet Views is seeking a confident support worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You will work 42 hours per week across days and nights, helping residents at our high dependency service for women with learning disabilities. Salary: £13.15 per hour.

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers with an apprenticeship scheme, flexible working with overtime, regular coaching and wellbeing resources. An enhanced DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in care or similar support role.
• Able to work flexible shifts including days and nights.
• Willingness to undergo enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Work 42 hours per week across days and nights.
• Provide physical and emotional support to residents.
• Support individuals with learning disabilities.
• Report medical and welfare needs as required.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment.
• Safeguard and promote independence.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Team player

Empathy

Adaptability

Job description

We are looking for a confident support worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You'll be working 42 hours a week a mixture of days and nights, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Views., 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.

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up. Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10,000 employees empower 2,864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Cygnet Views is a 9 bed high dependency complex care service for women with learning disabilities, associated complex needs and who may have behaviours that challenge.

Your Day-to-Day

You will be working a 42 hours per week, a mixture of both days and nights.

Salary: £13.15 per hour

• 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 peoples 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.

• 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.