Support Worker

Cygnet Health Care; Patchway; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly pay from £13.25

Overtime opportunities

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

Cygnet Health Care Limited is seeking a confident Support Worker for Broadoak in Newnham, Gloucestershire. You will deliver outstanding care, support individuals with learning disabilities, autism or complex needs, and work a 42-hour week across days and nights.

Successful candidates will undergo an enhanced DBS check. The role emphasizes person-centred care, safeguarding, and maintaining a safe environment for service users across 150 sites in the UK.

Qualifications

• Excellent communicator across staff, service users and families.
• Team player who works well within a care team.
• Genuine drive to make a real difference in people’s lives.

Responsibilities

• Help service users improve and turn their lives around.
• Provide care and support with physical and emotional needs.
• Work 42 hours per week with days and/or nights at Broadoak.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Team player

Genuine drive

Job description

We are looking for a confident Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.Youll be working 42 hours a week (days and/or nights), making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Broadoak (Cygnet).

Main duties of the job

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up.

About us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care.Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job responsibilities

Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its 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.

Youll be working42hours a week, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Broadoak.

Broadoak is a specialist residential service in Newnham, Gloucestershire. We support individuals with learning disabilities, autism, complex needs and behaviours that may challenge.

At Broadoak we encourage and enable the people we support to lead a full and happy life. We work with each person to find out their strengths, abilities and preferences so that the care provided can be as person-centred to each individual as possible.

• 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? Well offer you

• £13.25ph increasing to £13.45ph after 3 months service
• Flexible working with the opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisalEmployee discount savings & Cycle to Work schem e

You are

• Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples 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 youll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.