Support Worker

Cygnet Health Care Limited; West Wick; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Regular coaching & appraisal

Expert supervision & peer support

Employee discount savings & Cycle to 2

Wellbeing centre with health resources

Enhanced DBS check

Job summary

Cygnet Health Care Limited seeks a Support Worker for Cygnet Fountains to deliver outstanding care and support to residents. You will work full time, 42 hours a week across days, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays.

We offer career growth through training and supervision, with opportunities to provide physical and emotional support, safeguarding and maintaining a safe, clean environment across our sites.

Responsibilities

• 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

Job description

We are looking for aSupport Workerwith a passion for delivering outstanding care atCygnet Fountains.

You'll be workingfull time, 42 hours a weekat Cygnet Fountains (working days, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays).

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 aSupport Workerwith a passion for delivering outstanding care atCygnet Fountains.

Youll be workingfull time, 42 hours a weekat Cygnet Fountains (working days, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays).

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 allYou are Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples 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.

An unpaid carer? We recognise that many of our colleagues have unpaid caring responsibilities and we welcome applications from unpaid carers. We value the skills and experience that caring can bring to the workplace.Why Cygnet? Well offer you Salary: £13.15 per hour

• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Regular coaching & apprais al
• Expert supervision & peer support
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
• 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.

Person Specification

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.