Bank Support Worker

Voyage Care; Wath upon Dearne; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Voyage Care in Rotherham is hiring a Bank Support Worker to help people gain independence, assist with daily living, and participate in activities.

This role requires a full UK driving license, resilience, and experience with Positive Behaviour Support and complex needs; DBS checks and references apply.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence is required.
• Resilient, flexible and calm approach.
• Experience with individuals needing enhanced support and behaviour challenges.
• Willingness to follow Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and daily living activities.
• Help people gain independence and learn new life skills.
• Support individuals to access local communities and socialise.
• Plan and participate in activities and outings (bars, cinema, games).
• Follow Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflect on practice.

Job description

Bank Support Worker – Rotherham - £12.71ph

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands‑on Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. As a support worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst working within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people!

Our respite service in Rotherham is a welcoming and friendly environment and you can be sure that no two days will be the same! You’ll be enhancing the lives of the people we support by teaching them new life skills, assisting with personal care, encouraging them to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of activities. One day you could be out with the people we support in local bars and pubs, the next you could be unwinding with them playing video games, watching films or going to the cinema.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to someone's life and to help them grow in confidence and independence so that they meet their goals, whether this be making dinner by themselves or going on holiday.

We’re interested in our Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Support Workers should hold a full UK driving license, be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach, have experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma.

Why choose us?

You don’t need to have experience to be a fantastic Support Worker, what you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support, a desire to learn and a genuine caring attitude.

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

We have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff and we offer sector leading career progression, make a real difference to the lives of the people we’re supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.

* Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010