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We are looking for confident d/Deaf 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 learning disability, autism and various mental health issues.
This role requires native British Sign Language usage or a minimum Signature Level 2 as it is a deaf service.
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 all
You 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?
- 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
- Well-being 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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