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Voyage Care; Brownhills West; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates £1 more per hr

Stream pay feature

Blue Light Card discounts

24/7/365 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking genuinely caring Support Workers to enhance the quality of life for the people we support at ABI service 235 Rugeley Road, Burntwood. You will help individuals gain more independence, teach life skills, assist with personal care, and support activities in the community and at home.

This is a 35-hour contract on a rota covering all shifts, including evenings and weekends. Previous experience is not required; a passion to help, a willingness to learn, and a caring attitude

Qualifications

• Passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support.
• Willingness to learn and a genuine caring attitude.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in daily life.
• Teach new life skills and assist with personal care.
• Encourage access to local communities, socialising and activities.
• Accompany people to local restaurants or appointments.
• Assist with hobbies such as video games, films or cinema outings.
• Contribute to a supportive team environment to ensure consistent care.

Skills

Compassionate care

Team player

Patient care

Job description

Shifts on a rota basis are: 7:30am - 2:30pm, 2:30pm - 9:30pm, 9:30pm - 7:30am

(MUST be flexible to cover ALL shifts across Monday - Sunday)

35-hours contract

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)
• Stream - giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card - 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

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 ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) service 235 Rugeley Road in Burntwood 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 restaurants or attending appointments, 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.

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, so don't hesitate to apply today and 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.