Support Worker (Days)

NHS Jobs; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension schemes

NHS blue light card

Perkbox

Private health plan

Mental health support

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible overtime

Coaching & appraisal

Cycle to Work

Wellbeing centre

Job summary

Oxley Woodhouse, Huddersfield, is seeking a confident Care & Support Worker to provide person-centred care at a residential service for people with learning disabilities and complex needs. The role is full-time, 42 hours weekly with 12-hour shifts, on a two-week rolling rota including alternate weekends, days only.

You will support service users to lead a fuller life, encourage independence, and work as part of a caring team in a safe, community-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Confident Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding healthcare.
• Excellent communication and teamwork to support service users.
• Sensitive and intuitive with energy to provide a trusting environment.
• Able to empower and support independence for service users.
• Successful candidates may be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support.
• Assist with and report on medical and welfare needs.
• Safeguard and maintain a safe, clean environment for all.
• Support service users to access the community and attend work, college, hobbies, activities, days out and holidays.
• Encourage growth and learning by engaging service users in tasks such as cooking and cleaning.
• Empower service users and promote independence.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Team player

Empower service users

Person-centred approach

Job description

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 Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding healthcare. You'll be working full time 42 hours a week,12hour shifts, including alternate weekends (4 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 Oxley Woodhouse. Oxley Woodhouse is a specialist residential service in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, supporting people with learning disabilities, complex needs, autism and behaviours that may challenge. We encourage and enable the people we support to lead a full and happy life. We work with them to ensure they have more choice and control in their lives. We find out their strengths, abilities and preferences so that the care provided can be as person-centred and meaningful to each individual.

Excited to grow your career? We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions.

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

You 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. Able to empower & support service user independence.

Why Cygnet?

Well offer you Salary: £13.15 per hour, rising to £13.45 per hour after three months (£29,435.70 first year), rising to £13.70ph after 18 months.

• pension schemes and excellent professional development
• discounts with our free NHS blue light card
• perkbox with vouchers for everyday purchases and shopping
• private health cash plans
• free confidential mental health support
• 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

Improving lives together

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.

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.

What next?

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