Support Worker

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

Job summary

A prominent care organization in Manchester is looking for Care & Support Workers to provide outstanding care for individuals with mental health issues. You will work a full-time shift pattern of 37.5 hours per week, including days, nights, and weekends. Successful candidates will receive extensive training and support. This role offers a salary of £12.60 per hour along with opportunities for further learning, employee discounts, and a supportive environment in a state-of-the-art facility.

Benefits

£12.60 Per Hour

Apprenticeship opportunities

Flexible working

Regular coaching & appraisal

Employee discount savings

Cycle to Work scheme

Wellbeing centre access

Qualifications

• Genuinely driven to make a real difference in people's lives.
• Must be sensitive and intuitive with energy to provide a varied environment.
• Able to assist with medical & welfare needs.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical & emotional support.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Sensitive and intuitive

Ability to empower service user independence

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 workinga full time contract(37.5 hours per week)with 12 hour shifts across both days, nights & Weekends at Cygnet Hospital Bury Dunes.

Your role will be working with male/female service users on one of our high priority Adult wards working with various personality disorders and mental health issues.

Successful applicants would be required to attend a 3 week full time induction at the start of employment (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm)

Cygnet Bury Dunes providesa wide range of inpatientmental health services for men and women including specialist deaf services andemergency admission services.

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.

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

• £12.60 Per Hour
• 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
• Recruitment referrals
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

What next?

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