Support Worker

NHS Jobs; South Dakota; On-site; USD 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship scheme

Flexible working

Overtime opportunities

Coaching & appraisal

Supervision & peer support

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Cygnet is hiring a confident Care & Support Worker for Lowry House, a specialist residential service. You will work full time (42 hours/week) on 12-hour shifts, including alternate weekends, days only. You will support people with learning disabilities and complex needs, promoting independence and community integration.

The role emphasizes person-centered care, teamwork, and safeguarding, with opportunities for apprenticeship, coaching, and wellbeing benefits. DBS check is required.

Qualifications

• Caring attitude with a passion for supporting people
• Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, service users and families
• Willingness to work as part of a team in a busy residential setting

Responsibilities

• Provide enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for residents
• Offer physical and emotional support and guidance to service users
• Learn about individual needs and assist in the most suitable way
• Assist with medical and welfare reporting and safeguarding
• Maintain a safe, clean environment and promote independence
• Help residents engage with community activities, work, college, hobbies and days out

Skills

Compassionate

Excellent communication

Team player

Empathetic

Reliable

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 Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding healthcare. You'll be working full time 42 hours a week,12hour shifts, including alternate weekends (four shifts week one, three shifts week two, on a two week rolling rota), days only, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Lowry House. Lowry House is a specialist residential service, supporting people with learning disabilities, complex needs and behaviours that may challenge, including those with mental health needs. We provide specialist care and support that is tailored to individual needs, promoting independence and community integration. We encourage and enable the people we support to lead a full and happy life and work with them to find out their strengths, abilities and preferences so that their care can be as person-centred as possible.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development - you'll also enjoy discounts with our free NHS blue light card, rewards gateway with vouchers for everyday purchases and shopping, private health cash plans, free confidential mental health support and much more, to support your wellbeing 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 & 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

Who you are

• 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
• Able to empower & support service user independence

Why Cygnet?

• Salary: £13.15 per hour, rising to £13.45 per hour after three months (£29,435.70 first year), rising to £13.70ph after 18 months
• 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
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

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

Cygnet has 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.

What next?

If you care about making a difference we want to talk to you.