Mental Health Support Worker

Company: Cygnet
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Location: Cheetham Hill
Job Description:

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.

We are looking for confident Care & Support Workers with a passion for delivering outstanding care.

You’ll be working a full time contract (37.5 hours per week) with 12 hour shifts across both days, nights & Weekends at Cygnet Hospital Bury Dunes.

Your role will be working with male/female service users on one of our high priority Adult wards working with various personality disorders and mental health issues.

Successful applicants would be required to attend a 3 week full time induction at the start of employment (Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm)

Cygnet Bury Dunes provides a wide range of inpatient mental health services for men and women including specialist deaf services and emergency admission services.

Each service user has a bedroom with en suite facilities and a range of communal spaces including a gym, laundry, occupational therapy kitchen, therapy garden and woodland walkways down to the Elton Reservoir.

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 allYou 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…– Salary: £13.15 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– Wellbeing centre with exercises, recipes, financial and mental health advicePlease note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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Posted: July 7th, 2026