Support Worker

Cygnet; Sale; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Sale is seeking a passionate Care & Support Worker to join their team at their facility. The role involves providing outstanding care and support to service users, particularly focusing on those with various personality disorders and mental health issues. You will work full-time, offering flexible support and guidance while fostering a safe and encouraging environment. Competitive pay and opportunities for further learning and development are provided.

Benefits

£12.60 Per Hour

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible working with overtime opportunities

Regular coaching & appraisal

Employee discount savings

Wellbeing centre

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all service users.
• 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 and maintain a safe and clean environment.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Sensitivity and intuition

Desire to make a difference

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 working a 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 provides a wide range of inpatient mental health services for men and women including specialist deaf services and emergency 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?

If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.

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