Support Worker

Voyage Care; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 24,500 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pay evenings/weekends

Overtime pay premium

Wagestream

Blue Light Card

Doctor line

Cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a dedicated Support Worker in Burton-upon-Trent. You will assist residents to develop independence, support personal care and encourage participation in local activities, within a busy, caring team.

Ideal candidates bring resilience and a passion for helping others. The role involves following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice, with shifts across the day. DBS checks apply and training provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in care or support roles is beneficial.
• Ability to follow Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflect on practice.
• Comfort working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including mental health or behavioural needs.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in daily life.
• Teach life skills and assist with personal care.
• Encourage local community participation and social activities.
• Support residents with daily routines, meals, outings and leisure activities.

Skills

Empathy

Teamwork

Resilience

Care

Job description

Support Worker – Burton-Upon-Trent, £12.84ph

Part time - 30
Typical Shifts are: Monday - Sunday 4 Hour Shifts throughout the day.

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 Burton upon Trent, 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 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?

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.