Residential Support Worker

Voyage Care; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care organization in Dinnington is seeking caring Female Support Workers to help enhance the quality of life for individuals in their care. Responsibilities include helping clients gain independence, assisting with personal care, and encouraging community engagement. This role offers flexible shifting patterns and a supportive work environment. A full UK driving license is essential, along with a compassionate approach to supporting individuals with various challenges.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice.
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support.
• Ability to work with behaviours of distress and mental health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in their daily lives.
• Assist with personal care as required.
• Encourage participation in community activities and social events.

Skills

Resilience

Flexibility

Composure

Tools

Full UK driving license

Job description

Overview

Support Worker Dinnington - £12.96 ph

We’re 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!

Typical shifts

Typical Shifts are: 8am till 8pm, 8pm till 8am. 1 week work 4 days and the following week 3 days.

Benefits and rewards

• 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 – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers
• 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

Role description

Our residential service in Dinnington is a welcoming and friendly environment. 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 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.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in their daily lives
• Assist with personal care as required
• Encourage participation in community activities and social events
• Support people to engage in chosen activities, outings and daily routines
• Work within a dynamic team to support residents

Qualifications and requirements

• Full UK driving license
• Resilient, flexible and composed in their approach
• Experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviours of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories 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 offer excellent training from induction through your career with opportunities for promotion and progression, plus job security in a sector-leading organisation.

Additional information

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