Support Worker (Night Shift)

Cygnet Group; Brighton; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Cycle to Work

Wellbeing centre

Employee discounts

Career development

Overtime opportunities

Regular coaching & appraisal

Job summary

Cygnet Group is seeking a Night Support Worker to provide compassionate, around-the-clock care at Fairways in a Suffolk village. You will work 39.8 hours weekly on night shifts, delivering person-centred support to adults with learning disabilities and complex needs.

The role emphasises safety, wellbeing, and empowering independent living while offering development opportunities through our apprenticeship scheme.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well in a team.
• Empathy and sensitivity when supporting adults with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Work 39.8 hours per week on night shifts in a residential care home.
• Provide physical and emotional support to residents with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs.
• Support individuals through personalised care plans and report on welfare needs as required.
• Help maintain a safe, clean environment and safeguarding practices.
• Engage with service users to empower independence and wellbeing.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Team player

Empathy

Energetic and adaptable

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 a confident Night Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You’ll be working 39.8 hours a week (night shifts) at Fairways.

Located in a beautiful Suffolk village, Fairways supports adults with learning disabilities and associated complex needs who may have behaviours that challenge. The home provides longer term placements for individuals who require round the clock care and support. Person-centred planning is at the heart of everything we do based on each individual’s specific need.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

Your Day-to-Day…

• You’ll be working 39.8 hours a week in residential care home with people with Learning Disability, Autism and with complex needs
• 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 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.
• 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? We’ll offer you…£13.15 per/hour starting up to £13.45 post probation.

• 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

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.