Support Worker

Cygnet Group; Bury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Overtime opportunities

Coaching & appraisal

Supervision & peer support

Discounts & Cycle to Work

Job summary

Cygnet Hospital Bury Hudson is seeking confident Care & Support Workers to join our team on a full-time basis. You will work 37.5 hours per week across day, night, and weekend shifts, with a 3-week paid induction at the start of employment.

We provide secure mental health services for men with a focus on safety, rehabilitation, and supportive care. A DBS check is mandatory, and opportunities for further learning within our apprenticeship scheme are available.

Qualifications

• Genuine care-focused attitude and desire to make a real difference.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work well in a team.
• Willingness to undertake DBS check and safeguarding training.

Responsibilities

• Provide enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for service users.
• Offer guidance and emotional support to patients and residents.
• Assist with individual needs and report welfare requirements.
• Support with medical needs and maintain a safe, clean environment.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Team player

Empathetic

Flexible learner

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 confident Care & Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You'll be workingfull time (37.5 hours per week) with 12 hour shifts across days, nights & Weekends at Cygnet Hospital Bury Hudson.

Cygnet Bury Hudson providesa wide range of securemental health services for men including individuals with a diagnosis of personality disorder.

Each service user has a bedroom with en suite facilities and a range of communal spaces including a gym, laundry, occupational therapy kitchen, therapy garden and woodland walkways down to the Elton Reservoir.

Note:Successful applicants would be required to attend a 3 week full time paid induction at the start of employment. (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm)

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 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 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.

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you

• Salary: £13.15 per hour

• Flexible working with opportunity for overtime

• Regular coaching & appraisal

• Expert supervision & peer support

• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme

• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme.

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.