Bank Support Worker

Cygnet Group; Town of Newark (WI); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime opportunities

Regular coaching

Peer support

Annual leave cover

Job summary

Cygnet is seeking a confident Bank Support Worker to help deliver outstanding care at The Birches. You’ll work flexible bank shifts, providing physical and emotional support to residents with autism and learning disabilities in a safe environment.

We offer enhanced care through flexible learning, collaboration with a caring team, and supportive supervision. Successful applicants will undergo an enhanced DBS check and join a committed, caring organisation.

Qualifications

• Be genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people’s lives.
• Excellent communicator and a good team player.
• Sensitive and intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment.
• Help to empower & support service user independence.
• We welcome applications from unpaid carers.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical & emotional support to service users.
• Assist with medical & welfare needs and report as required.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Empathy

Patient and compassionate

Job description

Bank Support Worker

Company: Cygnet Salary: £13 to £13 an hour Hours: Part-time Location: Newark, NG24 4JD Job type: Permanent Posting date: 9 Nov 2026 Closing date: 30 Nov 2026

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 Bank Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You’ll be working flexible bank shifts, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at The Birches.

Birches is a specialist residential service for people with autism and learning disabilities, who may also present with behaviours that challenge. We provide a safe, comfortable and effective highly specialised environment.

• 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
• 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…

• Salary: £13.00 per hour (+12.1% A/L cover)
• Flexible working with opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Expert supervision & peer support

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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

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