Learning Disability Support Worker at Cygnet
Cygnet Healthcare is looking for an experienced Learning Disability Support Worker (Days Only) to join our team working at Langdale House, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
You’ll be working 42 hours a week (from 08:00 am to 08:00 pm, including alternative weekends), making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Langdale House.
Langdale House is a specialist residential service supporting individuals with learning disabilities, complex needs, and behaviours that may challenge. The main house accommodates up to eight residents and offers spacious communal areas, a dedicated activity room, and an enclosed outdoor garden within a homely environment. In the grounds we have two new single occupancy flats in the Coach House, each with a double bedroom, a bathroom/wet room and open plan living and kitchen space.
At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development – you’ll enjoy discounts with our free NHS blue light card, rewards gateway offering 10% or more off supermarket shopping, private health cash plans, free confidential mental health support and more, to support your wellbeing in and out of work.
Your day-to-day responsibilities
* Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
* Provide guidance and encouragement through physical and emotional support
* Learn about individuals' specific needs and provide help in the most appropriate way
* Assist with medical and welfare needs
* Report on medical and welfare needs as required
* Safeguard patients
* Maintain a safe, clean environment for all
Benefits we offer
* £12.60 increasing to £13.10 per hour (18 months rate)
* Free parking
* Paid breaks
* Free DBS check
* NHS Blue Light discount card
* Reward Gateway
* Full paid training and induction
* Paid annual leave
* Contributory pension scheme
About you
* 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 and varied environment
* Passionate about empowering and supporting service user independence
Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. This vacancy may close prior to this date if a large number of applications are received.
Cygnet has been providing a national network of high-quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years. In this role you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users and their families.
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