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Voyage Care; Taunton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening/weekend pay

Overtime pay premium

Stream pay option

Blue Light Card

Doctor line

Job summary

Voyage Care Taunton is seeking genuinely caring, hands-on Support Workers to help people gain more independence within a welcoming team. You will support daily living skills, encourage community participation and tailor activities to individual needs.

We value resilience and flexibility, with a preference for candidates who can follow Positive Behaviour Support plans and have a full UK driving licence. Join us to make a real difference in the lives of the people we support.

Qualifications

• Caring and compassionate approach to supporting individuals.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Flexibility to cover early/late shifts and weekends.
• Driving licence preferred to support community activities when required.

Responsibilities

• Support people to gain independence in daily living activities.
• Encourage community involvement and social participation.
• Assist with activities and life skills development.
• Follow Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice as needed.

Skills

Caring

Team player

Flexibility

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Typical Shifts are: Monday - Sunday 8am-8.30pm and nights when required 8.30pm-8am

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 residential service in Taunton 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, encouraging them to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of 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 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 and people who have experienced trauma.

Why choose us?

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.