Support Worker

Cygnet; Colchester (VT); On-site; USD 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible working with overtime

Regular coaching & appraisal

Recruitment referrals

Job summary

Cygnet Colchester is recruiting Support Workers to assist nursing staff with admission, assessment, and discharge, focusing on dignity and safety for inpatients. The role involves day and night shifts across a 43.75-hour week, with DBS checks required and opportunities for apprenticeship training.

Starting pay is £14.50 per hour, rising to £14.80 after 3 months, with flexible overtime options and ongoing coaching.

Qualifications

• Genuine desire to make a real difference in people’s lives.
• Excellent communicator and a good team player.
• Sensitive and intuitive with the energy to provide a trusting, stimulating and varied environment.
• Helping to empower and support service user independence.

Responsibilities

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all service users, patients & residents.
• Provide guidance and encouragement through physical & emotional support.
• Learn about individuals’ specific needs and provide help in the most appropriate way.
• Assist with medical and welfare needs and report as required.
• Work within Safeguarding guidelines.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Team player

Empathy

Willing to learn

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.

Cygnet Hospital Colchesteris a 59-bed service providing a range of intensive support and rehabilitation services for men with learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders or mental health needs.

We are currently recruiting

Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

As an active member of our dynamic team, you’ll provide support for our nursing staff including the admission, assessment, implementation and discharge of inpatients, with a focus on dignity and safety at all times.

You’ll be working 43.75 hours a week covering day and night shifts, between 7:30am - 8pm and 7:30pm - 8am (Week 1: Mon, Tues, Sat, Sun / Week 2: Wed, Thurs, Fri) .

Please note we do not offer sponsorship for this post

Key duties

• 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
• Work within Safeguarding guidelines
• 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.

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• £14.50 per hour rising to £14.80 after 3 months
• An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
• Flexible working with opportunity for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Recruitment referrals

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