Support Worker

Cygnet Care Services Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary progression after probation

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible working hours

Coaching and appraisal

Peer support

Job summary

Cygnet Care Services Limited is seeking a compassionate Day Support Worker to join Nightingale. You will work full-time (42 hours per week) on 12-hour day shifts, providing personalised care and support to service users in a safe, nurturing environment.

You are a strong communicator with a team spirit and a commitment to empowering individuals. A full UK driving licence is required, and an enhanced DBS check will be completed for successful candidates.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication with service users, families and colleagues.
• Team player who can contribute to a nurturing environment.
• Empathetic and patient with the energy for varied activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for service users.
• Offer physical and emotional support to service users.
• Assist with individuals' needs and report requirements.
• Safeguard service users and maintain a safe environment.
• Support community activities and appointments, including driving when required.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Compassionate

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. Make a Real Difference Every Day

Cygnet Group is looking for a compassionate and confident Day Support Worker to join our dedicated team at Nightingale.

Working full-time, 42 hours per week on 12-hour day shifts, you'll play a vital role in helping the people we support live fulfilling, rewarding lives in a safe and nurturing environment.

Your Day-to-Day...

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all our service users, patients and residents
• 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 those in our care
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all
• Support service users with community-based activities and appointments, including driving when required

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 and varied environment
• Committed to empowering and supporting service user independence
• In possession of a full UK driving licence, held for a minimum of 2 years

Why Cygnet?

We'll Offer You...

• Salary: £13.45 per hour Increasing to £13.75 per hour after 3 months.
• An opportunity to undertake further learning through our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working with opportunities for overtime
• Regular coaching and appraisal
• Expert supervision and peer support
• Employee discount savings and Cycle to Work scheme
• Recruitment referral scheme
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

Please note:

Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and must hold a full UK driving licence that has been valid for at least 2 years.

What next?

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

At Cygnet, we've been changing people's lives for more than 30 years - thanks to our wide range of high-quality health services. Our care has our patients and residents at its heart and their wellness as its goal. We're always set on positive, lasting outcomes.