Support Worker (Nights)

NHS Jobs; Barnsley; Sur place; GBP 18 000 - 19 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

NHS blue light card discounts

Perkbox vouchers

Private health cash plans

Free confidential mental healthSupport

Résumé du poste

Cygnet is hiring a confident Care & Support Worker for a full-time role at Dove Valley Mews in Barnsley. You will work 42 hours per week with 12-hour night shifts on a two-week rolling rota, including alternate weekends, delivering person-centred care to adults with learning disabilities and complex needs.

You’ll be part of a team that focuses on safety, dignity, and empowering service users to lead more independent lives, with NHS blue light perks and wellbeing benefits included.

Qualifications

• Experience in care settings preferred.
• Willingness to undergo enhanced DBS check.
• Excellent interpersonal and observational skills.

Responsabilités

• Provide enhanced care with a flexible learning approach.
• Offer physical and emotional support to service users.
• Learn about individuals' needs and respond appropriately.

Connaissances

Care & Support

Communication

Teamwork

Description du poste

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, 12 hour shifts, including alternate weekends (4 shifts week one, three shifts week two, on a two week rolling rota), nights only, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Dove Valley Mews. Dove Valley Mews is a residential service providing outcome focused care for adults with a learning disability and associated complex needs who may have behaviours that 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 as possible. At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development - you'll also enjoy 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 and much more, to support your wellbeing in and out of work.

Day-to-day responsibilities

• 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

Personal qualities

• 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

Benefits & Perks

• 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

Salary

• 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

Additional information

• 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.
• Cygnet has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you'll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.