Specialist Day Service Support Worker (Mon-Fri)

Voyage Care; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care organization is seeking a Support Worker in Seacroft, Leeds, to enhance the quality of life for adults with autism and learning disabilities. This role requires a caring attitude and a willingness to learn. You'll assist with daily activities and promote independence while enjoying benefits like enhanced pay and comprehensive training to support your career development.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream for flexible pay access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7/365 doctor line

Access to family cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• No previous experience required, just a passion for supporting others.
• Desire to learn and develop in a caring environment.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with autism, Aspergers, and learning disabilities.
• Assist with personal care and daily activities.
• Encourage socialization and community engagement.

Skills

Caring attitude

Passion for enhancing quality of life

Ability to teach life skills

Teamwork

Job description

Support Worker Seacroft, Leeds- £12.67ph

Shifts are Monday to Friday 9am-4pm

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 specialist day service in Seacroft is an Autism Accredited setting where we support adults with autism, Aspergers and learning disabilities. Acorns 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 going on walks or shopping, the next you could be unwinding with them doing arts & crafts or relaxing in the sensory room.

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.

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.