Senior Support Worker

Voyage Care; Normanby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care organization in Normanby is seeking a Senior Support Worker to help enhance the quality of life for individuals with varying needs. In this role, you will support individuals in gaining independence and assist with daily activities in a friendly residential setting. Successful candidates will be dedicated, resilient, and possess a full UK driving licence. Join us to make a real difference in lives while enjoying flexible working hours and extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream for flexible pay access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 access to doctor line

Cash plans covering family

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Experience working with individuals with complex needs and mental health issues.
• Ability to follow Positive Behaviour Support plans.

Responsibilities

• Help individuals gain independence in daily life.
• Assist with personal care and teach life skills.
• Encourage social activities and community involvement.

Skills

Caring attitude

Experience with autism

Flexibility

Resilience

Positive Behaviour Support knowledge

Job description

Senior Support Worker – MIDDLESBROUGH - £13.22PH

Full time 37.5 hours contract.

Typical Shifts are:

9:00-16:00 (training). Shift patterns thereafter are 08:00-15:00, 15:00-22:00, 22:00-08:00.

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 – 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

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 Middlesbrough 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 the local community, the next you could be unwinding with them playing 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.

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 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 with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

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.

* 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