Learning Disabilities Support Worker

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Cygnet Healthcare is looking for a Learning Disabilities Support Worker to join our team working at Oakwood Gardens.

You’ll be working 42 hours a week (days 07:45am -08:00pm and nights 19:45pm - 08:00am, including alternative weekends) making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Oakwood Gardens.

Due to the clients request, we are currently only looking for male Support Workers to apply and interview.

Oakwood Gardens has 9 self-contained bungalows supporting adults over the age of 18 with learning difficulties & autism, located in WV5 0BR, Wombourne.

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.

**Must have previous experience working with learning disabilities to apply**

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

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

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.

What next?

If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.

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