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Cygnet; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

12.1% annual leave

Flexible working

Apprenticeship scheme

Wellbeing centre

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Cygnet is seeking a confident Bank Care & Support Worker to deliver exceptional care at Longfield House in Clayton, Bradford. You’ll work 12-hour shifts and support adults with learning disabilities and complex needs, helping them lead safer, more independent lives.

You will provide physical and emotional support, learn about individual needs, help with daily tasks, and assist with accessing community activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting adults with learning disabilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with service users, families and colleagues.
• Commitment to safeguarding and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical and emotional support to service users.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report findings.
• Support access to community activities and independence.
• Safeguard and maintain a safe, clean environment.
• Offer learning opportunities and engage in activities like cooking and cleaning.
• Participate in ongoing training and supervision.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Empathetic and patient

Empower service users

Job description

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 Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding healthcare.

You’ll have the opportunity to pick up 12 hour shifts to suit you and your lifestyle, supporting our service users at Longfield House in Clayton, Bradford.

Located in the friendly village of Clayton in the suburbs of Bradford, Longfield House is a specialist residential service providing outcome focused care for adults with learning disabilities and associated complex needs who may have behaviours that challenge.

Bank Support Worker

Company: Cygnet

Salary: £13 to £13 an hour

Hours: Part‑time

Location: Clayton, BD14 6NP

Job type: Permanent

Person‑centred planning is at the heart of everything we do and we are able to meet the changing needs of the people we support as they progress through their care pathway, while ensuring their safety is maintained and their independence supported.

Your day‑to‑day…

• 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 and provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with and report on medical and 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

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
• Able to empower & support service user independence

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• Salary: £13.00 per hour plus 12.1% annual leave allowance (£14.57ph)
• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working
• Regular coaching & appraisalExpert supervision & peer support
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

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 you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users & their families.

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