Job Description
Join Our Team as a Specialist Day Support Worker!
Are you a confident Specialist Support Worker driven by a passion for delivering exceptional care in a specialist enhanced support environment?
Please note - We require you to have a full UK clean driving license. For insurance purposes you must have held this license for a minimum of 2 years.
About Us
You’ll work 42 hours a week days only, making a profound difference in the lives of adults with autism and learning disabilities at Broughton Lodge, a specialist enhanced residential service for individuals who may present challenging behaviors.
Shift Pattern: Days (8 am - 8 pm)
Week 1: 4 days on, 3 days off
Week 2: 3 days on, 4 days off
Why Choose Cygnet?
Beyond pension schemes and professional development, we provide perks that enhance your life inside and outside of work.
Enjoy shopping, travel, and leisure discounts, along with healthcare and financial benefits.
Join us for excellent career prospects and the satisfaction of making a daily difference.
Your Responsibilities
- Offer enhanced care with a flexible learning approach
- Deliver specialist support interventions alongside a clinical team
- Provide guidance and emotional support
- Adapt help to individuals’ specific needs
- Assist with medical and welfare needs
- Report on medical and welfare needs as required
- Safeguard the most vulnerable in society
- Maintain a safe, clean environment for all
Why Cygnet? We’ll Offer You
- Opportunities for further learning via our excellent apprenticeship scheme
- Flexible working with overtime options
- Regular coaching and appraisal
- Expert supervision and peer support
- Employee discount savings and “Cycle to Work” scheme
- Recruitment referrals
You Are
- Genuinely driven to make a real difference
- An excellent communicator and team player
- Sensitive and intuitive, fostering trust and stimulation
- Passionate about empowering and supporting service user independence
- Excited about our recruitment referral bonus scheme and internal service incentives
- Eager to enhance your skills in a specialist enhanced care environment with a clear career progression plan
- Ready to contribute to an open, transparent, and expressive staff culture where you lead your team
Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Join Cygnet
Cygnet has been providing high-quality specialist mental health services for over 30 years. Here, you’ll have the chance to make a real impact on patients, service users, and their families.
Ready to embark on a rewarding career journey while making a significant impact every day? Apply now and become a vital part of the Cygnet family
Cygnet was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of health and social care services for young people and adults with mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, eating disorders, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.
Our expert and highly dedicated care team of 10 000 employees empower 2864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service-user focused care and rehabilitation.
We maintain a good relationship with our quality regulators and undergo regular inspections, with 83% of our services rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’. We also operate an internal system of quality care, treatment and positive outcomes.