Support Worker (Night Shift)

Cygnet Group; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible working

Overtime opportunities

Coaching & appraisal

Wellbeing centre

Employee discount savings

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

Cygnet Group’s Fairways home in Suffolk is seeking a confident Night Support Worker to join our night shift team. You’ll work 39.8 hours weekly in a residential setting, supporting adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. You’ll help with daily living, medicine, and safeguarding while promoting independence.

The role offers a supportive environment with flexible learning opportunities, coaching, and wellbeing benefits. DBS check is required for successful candidates.

Qualifications

• Genuine drive to make a real difference in people’s lives.
• Excellent communication skills and teamwork are essential.
• Empathy and energy to provide a stimulating environment.

Responsibilities

• Work 39.8 hours a week in residential care home with adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs.
• Provide enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all service users.
• Offer 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 and maintain a safe environment for all.

Skills

Genuine drive

Excellent communication

Team player

Empathy

Energy and resilience

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 all

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 & 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.