Support Worker

Voyage Care; Bursledon; On-site; GBP 15,153 - 20,664; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced weekend pay

Overtime premium

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card

Doctor line

Cash plans

Retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a compassionate Support Worker for our Bursledon residence in Southampton. The role covers 24 hours per week (part-time) or 35/42 hours per week (full-time), with shifts from 7:30 am–3:30 pm or 3 pm–10 pm.

Driving a UK manual license is required to support residents in the community and activities. You’ll work with a friendly team to help people gain independence, teach life skills, and participate in daily activities; DBS checks and references will be required.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving license is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist people to gain more independence in daily living.
• Provide care and support with personal activities as part of a team.
• Encourage engagement with local communities and social activities.

Skills

Driving

Job description

Support Worker – Bursledon-Southampton - £13.25 per hour

PART TIME 24 HRS OR FULL TIME 35 OR 42 HOURS hrs a week working 7:30 am- 3.30 pm and 3pm -10pm

You MUST be be able to drive and hold a UK MANUAL license and happy to drive a 7 and 9 seater car

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 Bursledon - 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 in local bars and pubs, the next you could be unwinding with them playing video games, watching films or going to the cinema.

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 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.