Female Support Worker
| Posting date: | 20 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £12.00 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 April 2025 |
| Location: | Meadowfield, County Durham,North East, DH7 8NT |
| Company: | Cygnet |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 40080 |
Summary
We are looking for a confident Female Support Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care.
You’ll be working 42 hours a week (working 12 hour shifts covering days, nights, weekends and bank holidays), making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Appletree Hospital.
* Please note you must be able to commit to 36 or 42 hours per week *
Due to the genuine occupational need, we are only able to accept female applicants for this role.
Cygnet Appletree, near Durham, is a mental health hospital for women that includes Pippin Ward, a specialist PICU service and Bramley Ward, an acute service for women.
Our person-centred service has been designed with wellness in mind, providing a safe and comfortable environment that promotes efficient rehabilitation and recovery. We are dedicated to understand, stabilise and break the traumatic cycles of relapse that can impact service users’ lives.
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
Maintain a safe, clean environment for all
Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…
Flexible working with the opportunity for overtime
Regular coaching & appraisal
Expert supervision & peer support
Employee discount savings & “Cycle to Work” scheme
You are…
Genuinely driven with a desire to make a real difference in people’s lives
An excellent communicator & a good team player
Sensitive & intuitive with the energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating & varied environment
Passionate about empowering & supporting service user independence
Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
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 & their families.
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