Compassionate Care & Support Worker - Full-Time, Flexible Shifts

NHS Jobs; Lowry (SD); On-site; USD 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Blue Light Card

Rewards gateway vouchers

Private health cash plans

Free confidential mental health care

Job summary

Cygnet is seeking a confident Care & Support Worker to provide person-centred care at Lowry House in a full-time role (42 hours per week) with 12-hour shifts and alternate weekends on a rolling rota. You will support individuals with learning disabilities, complex needs and mental health challenges in a residential setting, promoting independence and community integration.

You will be part of a team delivering enhanced care and facilitating activities, with opportunities for apprenticeship

Qualifications

• 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

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

Job description

Cygnet is seeking a confident Care & Support Worker to provide person-centred care at Lowry House in a full-time role (42 hours per week) with 12-hour shifts and alternate weekends on a rolling rota. You will support individuals with learning disabilities, complex needs and mental health challenges in a residential setting, promoting independence and community integration.

You will be part of a team delivering enhanced care and facilitating activities, with opportunities for apprenticeship