Cygnet
Learning Disabilities Night Support Worker
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Job Opportunity: Learning Disabilities Night Support Worker
Cygnet Healthcare is looking for a Learning Disabilities Night Support Worker to join our team working at Oakwood Gardens.
Role Overview
- Working Hours: 42 hours a week (nights only 19:45pm – 08:00am, including alternative weekends)
- Location: Oakwood Gardens, Wombourne, WV5 0BR
About the Role
You’ll be making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Oakwood Gardens.
Oakwood Gardens has 9 self-contained bungalows supporting adults over the age of 18 with learning difficulties & autism.
Our Supported Living provides nine tenancies. The service empowers individuals with complex mental health needs, learning disabilities, autism, and challenging behaviours to live more independently. The service offers personalised and tailored support in a private space, allowing the people we support to hold their own tenancy with a registered housing association.
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Requirements
- Must have previous experience working with learning disabilities
About You
We Are Looking For Someone Who Is
- Driven with a desire to make a real difference in people’s lives
- Experienced for 1 year plus in a support setting working with learning disabilities
- An excellent communicator and a good team player
- Caring and understanding with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
- Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence
Your Day-to-Day
- Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach for all the people in our care
- Provide guidance & encouragement through physical & emotional support
- Learn about individuals’ specific needs & provide help in the most appropriate way
- Assist with medical & welfare needs
- Report on medical & welfare needs as required
- Safeguard all patients
- Maintain a safe, clean environment for all
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About The Role
- Helping to promote resident independence
- Supporting residents in all aspects of day-to-day life, encouraging and promoting independence
- Monitoring of residents and reporting concerns to senior team members or managers
- Going out with residents into the local community to attend events, parks, restaurants and local activities
- Completing the resident’s records to help monitor health
What Cygnet Offers
- Paid Breaks
- Paid Training and Inductions
- Free DBS
- Paid Annual Leave
- Free parking onsite.
- NHS Blue Light Discount Card, Reward Gateway®
- Contributory pension scheme
Important Note
Please note that 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.
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