Support Worker

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

Job summary

A reputable care organization is seeking passionate Support Workers in Bradwell to enhance the quality of life for individuals in need of support. This role involves helping clients gain independence through various activities and personal care. With full UK driving license required, applicants should also be resilient and possess experience in supporting individuals with mental health issues and trauma. The role offers competitive pay and opportunities for career progression within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Flexible access to earned pay through Wagestream

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Full UK driving license is required.
• Experience with individuals requiring enhanced support, including mental health and autism.
• Ability to follow Positive Behaviour Support plans.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with personal care and daily activities.
• Support individuals to gain independence and access the community.
• Teach new life skills and partake in various activities.

Skills

Resilience

Flexibility

Composure

Experience with Positive Behaviour Support

Experience with enhanced support needs

Job description

Support Worker Bradwell £13.39 ph up to £14.39 ph with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply)

We have full and part time opportunities available including x2 15 hour contracts - must be fully flex for all shifts

Typical Shifts are: 7am-2:30pm earlies. 2:30pm-10pm lates. 10pm-8am waking nights ( Sleep ins are required as part of this role )

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 supported living service in Bradwell 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 or on trips, the next you could be unwinding with them in service, doing activities of their choice.

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 requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who may have experienced trauma.

• Full UK driving license
• Resilience, flexibility, composure
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviours of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and those who may have experienced trauma

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.

* 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