Female Support Worker

VOYAGE CARE; Curry Rivel; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Curry Rivel is seeking dedicated Female Support Workers to enhance the quality of life for individuals with learning disabilities and autism. The role involves assisting with personal care, encouraging community participation, and helping clients achieve their independence goals. Ideal candidates should possess relevant experience, a full UK driving licence, and be resilient and flexible. This position offers competitive benefits including enhanced pay rates and access to wellness resources.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience with behaviours of distress and mental health conditions.
• Ability to provide support for individuals with autism and trauma backgrounds.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with personal care and daily activities.
• Encourage access to the local community and engaging in activities.
• Support individuals to grow in confidence and independence.

Skills

Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans

Experience with individuals requiring enhanced support

Ability to assist with personal care

UK driving licence

Resilience and flexibility

Job description

We are on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands‑on Female 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 residential service in Langport looks out over the Somerset levels. Family‑orientated, this beautiful old house has a warm and welcoming feel about it. We enable individuals with learning disabilities, autism, epilepsy and complex care needs including visual impairments. You can be sure that no two days will be the same! You’ll be enhancing the lives of the people we support by assisting with personal care, encouraging them to access their local community including the pub and local shops and having fun by joining in with all manner of different activities. 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 ideally hold a full UK driving licence, 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 behaviours of distress, mental health conditions, autism and people who have experienced trauma.

• 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. Typical shifts are: working 40 hours a week over 4 shifts, between 07:00–20:30, including alternate weekends.
• Join Voyage Care and feel valued, we reward your dedication with:
  Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
  Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
  Wagestream giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
  Funded Blue Light Card with hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
  24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
  Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
  Enhanced retirement leave
  Long service awards

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