Support Worker

Cygnet; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £13.15/hr

Flexible working

Coaching & appraisal

Peer supervision

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work

Apprenticeship scheme

Job summary

Cygnet Hospital Bury Hudson is seeking confident Care & Support Workers to join our team in Bury St Edmunds. You will work full time (37.5 hours) with 12 hour shifts across days, nights and weekends, supporting men with secure mental health care.

Successful applicants will complete a 3-week paid induction and have access to coaching, supervision and apprentice opportunities within a supportive, values‑driven environment.

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 the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment.
• Helping to empower & support service user independence.

Responsibilities

• 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.

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 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
  
• 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.