Support Worker

Cygnet; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to Work

Employee discounts

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Cygnet Acer Clinic is looking for a confident Care & Support Worker to join our team. You’ll work 42 hours a week across days, nights and weekends, delivering compassionate care to women with complex needs in a therapeutic setting.

Successful candidates will undergo an enhanced DBS check. We offer a range of benefits including flexible working options, discounts, and ongoing professional development within our national network of mental health services.

Qualifications

• Genuine desire to help and support individuals in care.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work as part of a team in a busy environment.
• DBS check will be required.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support.
• Learn about individuals’ specific needs and provide help in the most appropriate way.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs.
• Report on medical and welfare needs as required.
• Safeguard residents and maintain a safe, clean environment.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication skills

Team player

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 Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You’ll be working42 hours a week

(Days,Nights and Weekends), making a postive difference to the lives of the people in our care atCygnet Acer Clinic.

Cygnet Acer Clinic is a 28 bed service providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for women with personality disorder and complex needs or acute mental health needs.

Care is provided in a therapeutic environment, with a level of security matched to individual needs. The aim of the treatment, rehabilitation and re-socialisation programme is to prepare the people in our care either for transfer to conditions of lesser security, or for a life in the community.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
• Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals’ specific needs &provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical & welfare needs
• Report on medical & welfare needs as required
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• Flexible working with the opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Employee discount savings & “Cycle to Work” scheme

You are…

• Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people’s lives
• An excellent communicator & a good team player
• Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
• Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence

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

Cygnethas been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

What next?

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