Support Worker

Cygnet; Hexham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Overtime opportunities

Coaching & appraisal

24 hours GP helpline

Discounted Gym membership

Free eye tests

On-site meals

Job summary

Cygnet is seeking confident Support Workers to help residents at Oaklands, Hexham. You’ll work 24, 36 or 42 hours per week across days, nights, and alternate weekends, delivering high-quality care and enabling independence for people with learning disabilities and complex needs.

Join a specialist residential service with nursing, offering learning opportunities, supportive supervision, and competitive hourly pay with DBS checks and career progression paths.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication is essential.
• Team player who supports others and can work with management and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Help run the day-to-day operations of the service and support staff.
• Ensure duties are allocated effectively and safely.
• Provide guidance and emotional support to service users.
• Learn about individuals’ specific needs and respond with appropriate care.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required.

Skills

Excellent communicator

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 confident Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You’ll be working 24, 36 or 42 hours per hour a week (days/nights/alternate weekends), making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Oaklands.

Oaklands is a specialist residential service with nursing, supporting individuals with learning disabilities and complex needs in Hexham, Northumberland. The team support individuals who have additional mental or physical health needs and behaviours that may challenge.

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

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…

• £13.15 per hour increasing to £13.45 per hour at 3 months and £13.70 per hour at 18 months
• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working with opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Expert supervision & peer support
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
• 24 hours free GP helpline
• Discounted Gym membership
• Free eye tests
• On site benefits including free meals
• Plus much more

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.