Support Worker

Cygnet; Stockport; On-site; GBP 28,700 - 29,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible overtime

Coaching & appraisal

Cycle to Work

Wellbeing centre

Job summary

Cygnet in Stockport is seeking a confident Care & Support Worker to join our team at Woodrow House. You’ll work full time (42 hours weekly) on 12-hour shifts, including alternate weekends, on a two-week rolling rota.

Role focuses on enabling adults with learning disabilities to live independently and participate in the community. We provide person-centred care, with opportunities for apprenticeship, progression, and ongoing coaching.

Qualifications

• Genuine drive to make a real difference in people’s lives.
• Excellent communicator and a good team player.
• Sensitive and intuitive with energy to provide a trusting, stimulating environment.
• Able to empower and support service user independence.

Responsibilities

• 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 and report on medical and welfare needs.
• Safeguard.
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all.
• Support service users to access the community, to attend things like work, college, hobbies & activities, days out & holidays.
• Support the service users to grow, develop and learn through engaging them in tasks such as cooking & cleaning.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Empowerment

Job description

Overview

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 Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding healthcare.

You’ll be working full time 42 hours a week, 12 hour shifts, including alternate weekends (four shifts week one, three shifts week two, on a two week rolling rota), days only, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Woodrow House, Stockport.

Woodrow House is a specialist residential service, supporting adults with learning disabilities who may have behaviours that challenge and associated complex needs.

We provide specialist care and support that is tailored to individual needs, promoting independence and community integration. We encourage and enable the people we support to lead a full and happy life and work with them to find out their strengths, abilities and preferences so that their care can be as person‑centred as possible.

Responsibilities

• 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 and provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with and report on medical & welfare needs
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all
• Support service users to access the community, to attend things like work, college, hobbies & activities, days out & holidays
• Support the service users to grow, develop & learn through engaging them in tasks such as cooking & cleaning

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
• Able to empower & support service user independence

Benefits

• Salary: £13.15 per hour, rising to £13.45 per hour after three months (£29,435.70 first year), rising to £13.70 per hour after 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
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

Additional Information

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Please be aware that this vacancy may close before the advertised date if the role is filled. Please send your application as soon as possible.

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.