Support Worker

Voyage Care; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a Support Worker for their Markham House service in Bolsover, Chesterfield. This role involves making a real difference in the lives of individuals by teaching life skills, providing personal care, and engaging them in community activities. With a supportive work environment and opportunities for career development, this is a rewarding role for passionate individuals committed to helping others.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans covering families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans.
• Working with individuals with autism and acquired brain injury.
• Full UK driving license required.

Responsibilities

• Enhancing the lives of individuals by teaching new life skills.
• Assisting with personal care and encouraging community access.
• Engaging in activities like socializing and attending appointments.

Skills

Flexibility

Resilience

Composure

Job description

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Support Worker Bolsover, Chesterfield - £12.22 per hour plus enhancements

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

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

Our ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) service Markham House in Bolsover, Chesterfield 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 restaurants and attending appointments, 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 with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

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.

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.