Support Worker

Voyage Care; Birtley; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pay for evenings/weekends

Blue Light Card discounts

Doctor line 24/7/365

Cash plans for you and family

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for our Britley service. You will help residents gain independence, support with daily tasks and encourage community involvement in a welcoming environment.

The role involves flexible shifts, including nights, and requires a full UK driving license. DBS checks and references are required as part of the process.

Qualifications

• Caring and compassionate approach to support work.
• Able to work nights and shifts including weekends.
• Full UK driving license required for the role.
• DBS checks and references will be required prior to appointment.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to gain independence in daily living.
• Assist with personal care and daily activities.
• Encourage community participation and social activities.
• Work as part of a dynamic team to deliver high-quality care.

Skills

Caring

Flexibility

Driving license

DBS checks

Positive Behaviour Support

Autism

Brain injury

Mental health

Job description

Support Worker – Britley - £12.72 p/h

Typical Shifts are between - 8am – 8pm & 8pm – 8am – Fully Flexible – must be able to work nights

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

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 Britley 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 or watching films.

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 license, 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?

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 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