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 Group are currently looking for a confident Senior Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care to join our team at Cygnet Meadow Mews.

You will be expected to work 42 hours a week (days, night shifts and alternative weekends), making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care.

The Service:

Meadows Mews is an enhanced community residential service for men with neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative conditions, who may have behaviours that challenge alongside additional social and complex needs.

Meadows Mews acts as a transitional service from inpatient rehabilitation for those individuals who have been able to progress through the hospital pathway but now require the ability to return to the community; where participation in both social and domestic activities is vital for their quality of life and long term future in the community.

Your Day-to-Day…

• Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach to all individuals in our care
• Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
• Learn about individuals’ specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
• Assist with medical & welfare needs & report as required
• Support management in the day-to-day running of the service
• Undertake supervisory & administrative responsibilities
• Safeguard
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all.

You are…

• An experienced Support Worker ready to step up to a new challenge
• Genuinely driven to make a difference in people’s lives
• Confident, assertive & ambitious for yourself, service users & the organisation
• An excellent communicator & good team player
• Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
• Able to empower & support service user independence
• Organised, committed & keen to develop your management & leadership skills.

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• Salary: £14.23 Per Hour
• Opportunities to undertake further learning & career development
• Flexible working with opportunities for overtime
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Expert supervision & peer support
• Employee discount savings
• Recruitment referrals
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial & mental health advice.

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

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

What next?

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

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