Female Night Support Worker

NHS Jobs; Colchester (VT); On-site; USD 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee discount savings

Job summary

Cygnet is seeking a confident Female Night Support Worker to help with overnight care at The Gables in Colchester. You will work 40.25 hours per week on night shifts (7:30pm–7:45am) providing physical and emotional support, safeguarding residents and maintaining a safe environment.

The role requires a genuine commitment to enabling independence, excellent communication, and teamwork. DBS check is required and benefits include discounts and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Genuine drive to make a real difference in peoples lives.
• Excellent communicator with good teamwork skills.
• Sensitive and intuitive with energy for a trusting, stimulating environment.
• Passionate about empowering and supporting service user independence.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
• Provide guidance & encourage through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical & welfare needs
• Report on medical & welfare needs as required
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

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. We are looking for a confident Female Night Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care. Youll be working40.25hours per week picking upNight shifts (7:30pm to 7:45am), making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care atThe Gables.***Due to a genuine occupational need to support Female residents, we are currently looking for female applicants***. Located in the heart of a residential community in Colchester, Gables is a specialist residential service supporting people with learning disabilities and associated complex needs who may have behaviours that challenge. The home provides longer term placements for those who require round the clock care and support. Person-centred planning is at the heart of everything we do. At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development. Youll 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

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
• Provide guidance & encourage through phys ical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical & welfare needs
• Report on medical & welfare needs as required
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe, clean environment for all

Why Cygnet?

• Salary: £13.15 per hour up to £13.45 per/hour post probation period
• Flexible working with the opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Expert supervision & peer support
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme

Our expectations

• You are Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in peoples lives
• An excellent communicator & a good team player
• Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
• Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence

Requirements

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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