Support Worker

Cygnet; Bury; On-site; GBP 13,150 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary of £13.15 per hour

Flexible working hours

Employee discount savings

Cycling to Work scheme

Learning opportunities through apprenticeship

Job summary

Cygnet in Bury is looking for dedicated Care & Support Workers to join its team. The role involves providing outstanding care to service users in a secure mental health facility. You will work full-time with 12-hour shifts across days, nights, and weekends.

Your responsibilities include emotional support, safeguarding, and maintaining a safe environment. Successful candidates will engage in a 3-week full-time paid induction and will be part of a compassionate, supportive team committed to making a difference in people's lives.

Qualifications

• Drive to make a real difference in people's lives.
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork abilities.
• Sensitivity and intuition for understanding individual needs.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with flexible learning approaches.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through support.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs as required.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication

Team collaboration

Sensitivity

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 will be working full time (37.5 hours per week) with 12 hour shifts across days, nights & weekends at Cygnet Hospital Bury Hudson.

Cygnet Bury Hudson provides a wide range of secure mental 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
• Help 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

Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

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