Support Worker

Voyage Care; Breckland District; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card

Doctor line 24/7

Cash plans

Retirement leave

Long service awards

Overtime premium

Evening/weekend pay

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to join our Shipdham team. You’ll help residents gain independence, support daily living activities and work within a friendly, person‑centred environment. Training and DBS checks are provided, with a focus on compassion and reliability.

Typical shifts include evenings and nights, with 28 or 35 hours per week across a mix of days and nights. A manual driving license is required.

Qualifications

• Passion for enhancing quality of life
• Be resilient, flexible and composed
• Willingness to learn and develop in role

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to gain independence in daily living
• Assist with personal care for complex needs
• Encourage community access and social activities
• Coordinate with team to deliver consistent support

Job description

Support Worker – Shipdham - £13.05 ph up to £14.55 with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply)

28 hour or 35 hour post to cover over a mix of days and nights

**MANUAL DRIVING LICENSE IS REQUIRED AS PART OF THIS ROLE**

Typical Shifts are Nights: Monday - Sunday 9.30pm- 7.30am and for day staff 7:30-2:30 2:30-9:30

• 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!

At our supported living service in Shipdham , we support 5 females and 1 male, it 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 for complex needs, 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 on day trips, the next you could be unwinding with them dong an activity of their choice at the service.

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 the right values. This is why at this service our Support Workers should be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach as you will be supporting individuals requiring enhanced support.

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.

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