Support Worker

Cygnet; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent mental health facility in Harrogate is looking for a passionate Support Worker to assist in providing outstanding care. This role involves supporting management and the team, ensuring effective duty allocation, and enhancing the well-being of service users through guidance and support. Candidates should be driven individuals who excel in communication and teamwork, dedicated to empowering service user independence. Flexible working opportunities are available, along with a comprehensive training program.

Benefits

Opportunities for further learning

Flexible working hours

Regular coaching and appraisal

Employee discount savings

Qualifications

• Genuinely driven to make a real difference in people's lives.
• Passionate about empowering and supporting service user independence.
• Energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating environment.

Responsibilities

• Support both management and team members in the day-to-day running of the service.
• Ensure duties are allocated effectively and safely.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Sensitivity

Intuition

Job description

We are looking for a confident Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You’ll be working 38.5 hours a week making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Hospital Harrogate. This is a long-established mental health hospital that provides an emergency admissions service across two acute wards. The service has a full Multidisciplinary team (MDT) including consultant psychiatrists, doctors, a therapy team including group and activities coordinators and nursing therapists. There are a range of therapies available and all service users can access a minimum of 25 hours' therapy a week. There is a comprehensive programme of both group and individual therapies. Our team work closely and collaboratively with service users, their families and the referrer to provide a seamless pathway from referral to discharge.

Your day-to-day

• Support both management and team members in the day-to-day running of the service
• Ensure duties are allocated effectively and safely
• 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 and report as required
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe & clean environment for all

Why Cygnet? We'll offer you

• Opportunities for further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working with the opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Expert supervision & peer support
• 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.

Cygnet has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes. Our expert care enables thousands of individuals to consistently make a positive difference to their lives.