Driver/Activity Worker

We are looking for a confident Driver & Activity Worker with a passion for delivering outstanding care. You'll be working full time, 40 hours a week: 12pm 8pm, 5 days per week. Your days off will be Thursday and Saturday or Sunday - making a positive difference to the lives of the people in our care at Cygnet Lodge Salford.

Main duties of the job

At Cygnet, we support our people to grow their careers, gain new skills and keep stepping up. Apply now to enjoy excellent career prospects while reaping the rewards of making a difference to others every day.

About us

Cygnet Health Care was established in 1988. Since then we have developed a wide range of services for individuals with mental health needs, autism and learning disabilities within the UK. We have built a reputation for delivering pioneering services and outstanding outcomes for the people in our care.

Our expert and highly dedicated care team of employees empower 2 864 individuals across 150 services to consistently make a positive difference to their lives, through service user focused care and rehabilitation.

Job responsibilities

Helping others improve and turn their lives around - there's no better feeling. It's what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it.

We are currently recruiting for a Driver and Activity Worker (40 hours per week) with previous healthcare experience to facilitate patient transport service needs of the hospital as and when required, plus being responsible for weekend and evening activities for our patients.

You will be working 40 hours per week: 12pm 8pm, 5 days per week. Your days off will be Thursday and Saturday OR Sunday.

Please note you need to have D1 licence to drive the minibus. Due to policies you need to be 21 years old or over and to have held a full UK driving licence for over 24 months.

Cygnet Lodge Salford is a high support inpatient rehabilitation (level 2) service for women. The service supports 24 individuals with a primary diagnosis of mental illness, but they may also have a complex secondary diagnosis, including a personality disorder.

You will also be responsible for running a programme of evening and weekend activities 5 days a week, and setting up the remaining 2 days activities.

This is a great opportunity for a motivated individual, who can manage their own diary and prioritise their own workload.

You will report directly to Clinical Manager.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You'll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

You will need to demonstrate each of the following:

• Hold a valid full UK driving license with no more than 3 points & must be able to drive an automatic vehicle
• Extensive experience of driving in cities and motorways, both day and night time
• Ideally have some previous healthcare experience
• Able to navigate around an area using sat nav or maps
• Able to plan and keep to a schedule
• Physically fit for getting in and out of vehicles and loading and unloading
• Willing to work unsupervised
• Good customer service skills to enable you to work in partnership with the escorting clinical staff and colleagues to provide the best standard of care to our patients especially when dealing with patients
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

Why Cygnet?

• Salary: £12.60 per hour
• Regular coaching & appraisal
• Employee discount savings & Cycle to Work scheme

The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and reference check and an offer of employment will be subject to successful clearance.

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.