Support Worker

Cygnet Group; Mansfield; Sur place; GBP 18 000 - 19 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working

Overtime opportunities

Coaching & appraisal

Supervisor support

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee discounts

Résumé du poste

Cygnet Sherwood Lodge in Mansfield is seeking a confident Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You will support 26 men with learning disabilities and complex needs, working 42 hours per week to help them live as independently as possible within a nurturing MDT environment.

The role includes physical and emotional support, safeguarding, and contribution to a calm, engaging setting. DBS checks are required and the team offers coaching, progression and benefits.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication with service users, families and MDT members.
• Team player with the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Empathetic approach to supporting people with learning disabilities.

Responsabilités

• 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 and report as required.
• Safeguard and maintain a safe, clean environment for all.

Connaissances

Excellent communicator

Team player

Empathetic

Flexibility

Energy and stamina

Description du poste

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.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 Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You’ll be working 42 hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Sherwood Lodge.At Cygnet Sherwood Lodge, we support 26 men with learning disabilities and associated complex needs who may also have behaviours that challenge.When individuals come to Cygnet Sherwood Lodge they can often be mentally and emotionally unstable due to varying reasons. We believe that by creating a calm and inviting environment we can enhance a person’s progress and self-esteem to help them on their care pathway towards a less restrictive setting.The service is located in the heart of the community just a short distance from an extensive array of local amenities including leisure centres, social clubs, shops and restaurants. We want the men in our care to make their own choices and live as independently as they are able to. To achieve this, our in-house Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) supports them with our learning disability model of care. This offers support from the nursing team, psychology, psychiatry, speech and language and occupational therapy.Your day-to-day…Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our careProvide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional supportLearn about individuals’ specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate wayAssist with medical & welfare needsReport on medical & welfare needs as requiredSafeguardMaintain a safe, clean environment for allWhy Cygnet? We’ll offer you…£13.15ph increasing to £13.45ph after 3 months increasing to £13.70ph after 18 monthsFlexible working with the opportunity for overtimeRegular coaching & appraisalExpert supervision & peer supportEmployee discount savings & “Cycle to Work” schemeYou are…Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people’s livesAn excellent communicator & a good team playerSensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environmentPassionate about empowering & supporting service user independenceSuccessful 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. 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.Click the button to apply...What next?If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.Click the button to apply