Senior Support Worker

Voyage Care; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening/weekend pay

Overtime premium

Stream pay

Blue Light Card

Doctor line

Cash plans

Retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care is hiring a Senior Support Worker to join our Middlesbrough residential service. You will help people gain more independence in daily living and support the Manager with day-to-day supervision and management of the service.

We offer enhanced pay for evenings/weekends, overtime premiums, and benefits such as a Blue Light Card and 24/7 doctor line. This role is a fantastic step for career progression within a supportive team.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day supervision and management of the Middlesbrough residential service.
• Allocate shifts and support with staff training and inductions.
• Support with supervision, ordering medication and finances for the people we support.

Job description

Senior Support Worker – Middlesbrough- £13.72ph from 1st April

Typical Shifts are: 8am-3pm / 3pm-10pm / 3pm-9pm/8am-10pm / 10pm-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
• 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 Middlesbrough. 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 experienced Senior Support Workers or experienced support workers looking for the next step in their career and a willingness to work towards L3.

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.