Support Worker, Mental Health

We are looking for a confident Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You’ll be working full time, 42 hours a week (day and night shifts), making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet St Augustine's. Cygnet St Augustines is a 32 bed specialist high support inpatient rehabilitation (level
2) for men. Our fantastic facilities and multi-disciplinary treatment programme are designed to assist individuals with their return to community living. Those placed with us often come from multiple placement breakdowns, failed treatment programmes or are stepping down from secure settings.

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up. Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care. Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.

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 confident
Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You’ll be working
42 hours per week across a mixed shift pattern (12 hour shifts) making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at St Augustine's.

Cygnet St Augustines is a 32 bed specialist high support inpatient rehabilitation (level
2) for men. Our fantastic facilities and multi-disciplinary treatment programme are designed to assist individuals with their return to community living. Those placed with us often come from multiple placement breakdowns, failed treatment programmes or are stepping down from secure settings.

Your Day-to-Day

• 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.
• Safeguard.
• Maintain a safe and clean environment for all.

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.
• Helping to empower & support service user independence.

Why Cygnet? Well offer you

• Salary: £12.60 per hour
• 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
• Recruitment referrals
• Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advice

Please note:

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

What next?

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

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.