Day Support Worker

NHS Jobs; Town of Newark (WI); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible overtime

Coaching & appraisal

Supervision & peer support

Discount savings & Cycle to Work

Referral scheme

Wellbeing centre

Job summary

Cygnet Healthcare is looking for an experienced Support Worker to join our team at Elston House. You’ll work 42 hours a week, on 12 hour day shifts, making a positive difference in the lives of the people in our care at Elston House.

An unpaid carer? We welcome applications from unpaid carers and offer an apprenticeship scheme, flexible overtime, coaching & appraisal, supervision & peer support, and wellbeing resources including discounts and Cycle to Work options.

Qualifications

• Must show genuine drive to make a real difference in people’s lives.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work well in a team.
• Sensitive and intuitive with energy to provide a trusting, stimulating environment.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for service users.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support.
• Learn 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 and clean environment for all.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Safeguarding

Job description

Helping others improve and turn their lives around theres no better feeling. Its what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it. Cygnet Healthcare is looking for an experienced Support Workerto join our team working at Elston House. Youll be working42 hours a week(12 hour day shifts),making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care atElston House.

Your Day-to-Day

• 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

Personal Attributes

• You are 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
• 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?

Well offer youSalary: £13.15 per hour

• 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
• Recruitment referrals
• 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.