We are looking for a confident support worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You'll be working 42 hours a week, a mixture of days and nights, making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Taunton.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
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 2,864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a confident Care & Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.
Cygnet Hospital Taunton provides specialist inpatient services for older adults with mental health problems and for men diagnosed with a learning disability. The hospital also provides an acute inpatient admissions service for men over the age of 18.
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.
1. Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
2. Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
3. Learn about individuals' specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
4. Assist with medical & welfare needs
5. Report on medical & welfare needs as required
6. Safeguard
7. Maintain a safe, clean environment for all
Person Specification
You are
1. Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people's lives
2. An excellent communicator & a good team player
3. Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
4. Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence
Why Cygnet? We'll offer you
1. An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
2. Expert supervision & support
3. Free Health Cash plan
4. 24 hours free GP support line
5. Free life assurance cover
6. Free eye tests
7. Car lease discounts
8. Discounted gym membership
9. Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover
10. Employee NHS - discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme
11. Smart Health Toolkit- Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
Due to limits on sponsorship allocations, we are not currently in a position to offer sponsorship to new candidates for these roles, this remains under review.
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.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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