Support Worker

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

Job summary

A leading care service provider in Bolsover is seeking a Support Worker to enhance the lives of individuals by teaching life skills and supporting personal care needs. Responsibilities include facilitating social activities and promoting independence. Ideal candidates will have experience with autism and acquired brain injuries. This role offers flexible shifts and various benefits such as enhanced pay for evenings and weekends.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Discounts with Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Hold a full UK driving license.
• Experience working with individuals with acquired brain injury and complex mental health needs.
• Ability to follow Positive Behaviour Support plans.

Responsibilities

• Enhance lives by teaching new life skills and assisting with personal care.
• Encourage community access and social activities.
• Help individuals grow in confidence and independence.

Skills

Resilience

Flexibility

Composed approach

Experience with autism

Knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support

Job description

Overview

Support Worker – Bolsover, Chesterfield - £12.22 per hour, up to £13.22 with enhancements

Typical shifts on a rota basis are: 7:30am - 2:30pm, 2:30pm - 9:30pm and 9:30pm – 7:30am.

Responsibilities

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 activities. Activities may include outings to local restaurants, appointments, playing video games, watching films or going to the cinema. You will help individuals grow in confidence and independence to meet their goals, such as cooking dinner or planning holidays.

This is a role in our ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) service Markham House in Bolsover, Chesterfield in a welcoming and friendly environment where no two days are the same.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Hold a full UK driving license
• Be resilient, flexible and composed in approach
• Experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice
• Experience working with individuals with autism, acquired brain injury, complex mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You. If you have the passion to make someone’s life better, we provide skills and development opportunities to build a great career. We support growth through an excellent training programme from induction onward, with opportunities for promotion and progression and job security in a sector‑leading organisation.

Benefits

• 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 – draw upon up to 40% of pay as it is earned
• Funded Blue Light Card – discounts at retailers
• 24/7/365 doctor line for colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for colleagues and their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

Additional information

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.