Support Worker

Voyage-Care; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening and weekend pay (+0.5

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for its Basingstoke service. You will help people gain independence, support with daily living tasks, and enable access to community activities. No formal experience is required, but a caring attitude and willingness to learn are essential.

Shifts include long days with a rotating weekend pattern, and a sleep-in obligation once per week. Comprehensive benefits are available after joining the team.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and patient approach to supporting individuals.
• Able to work as part of a supportive team.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in daily life.
• Assist with personal care and daily activities.
• Encourage and support access to local communities and social activities.
• Engage in activities and outings, including swimming and arts/crafts.

Skills

Caring / compassionate demeanor

Teamwork

Job description

Support Worker – Basingstoke - £13.25 per hour

Typical Shifts are: Monday - Sunday working 07:30 - 21.30 (long days x 3 ) including working weekends on a 3 week rota please note you will also be required to work at least 1 sleep in a week

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 Southampton 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 visiting the local swimming pool, the next you could be doing lots of home based arts and crafts activities or supporting with physio.

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.