Senior Support Worker

Voyage Care; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening/weekend pay

Premium overtime pay

Stream pay option

Blue Light Card

24/7/365 doctor line

Cash plan benefits

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care in Barnsley seeks a dedicated Senior Support Worker to lead a residential service and improve residents’ daily lives. You will supervise a dynamic team, allocate shifts, book training, induct new staff and help ensure medications are ordered and residents manage finances.

The role emphasizes person‑centred support, teamwork, and ongoing development within a supportive environment. DBS and references may be required.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker is required.
• Level 3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent validation.
• Ability to supervise and support a residential team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the residential service in Barnsley and manage day‑to‑day operations.
• Allocate shifts, arrange training, and induct new colleagues.
• Support with supervision, order medication, and assist residents with finances.

Skills

Shift allocation

Staff induction

Supervision

Education

Health & Social Care Level 3

Job description

Senior Support Worker – Barnsley - £13.72 ph - £15.22ph

Shift Pattern - Days, afternoon & nights- mixed shifts

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
• Long service awards

Senior Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We’re currently searching for a fantastic Senior Support Worker to join us in leading our residential service in Barnsley. This service is a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people!

As a Senior Support Worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst assisting the Manager with the day-to-day supervision and management of the service. You could be allocating shifts, booking in training, inducting new colleagues, supporting with supervision’s, ordering medication and ensuring the people we support are supported to manage their finances. You’ll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Seniors are still at the heart of providing day-to-day support.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to the lives of others, whether that’s helping our colleagues grow in confidence or the people we support gain independence so that they meet their goals.

We’re interested in our Senior Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Seniors should have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care.

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.

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