Support Worker

Voyage Care; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Evening/weekend pay boost

Overtime premium

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care in New Whittington (Chesterfield area) is seeking compassionate Support Workers to help adults gain independence and develop life skills in our Chapel Mews supported living service.

Typical shifts are mornings or afternoons, with occasional sleep-ins. You will assist with personal care, encourage community involvement, and help residents pursue activities like outings, cinema visits or gaming.

Responsibilities

• Help adults gain independence and develop life skills.
• Assist with personal care and daily tasks as part of a team.
• Support residents in accessing local communities and activities.
• Encourage engagement in outings, cinema visits or social events.

Job description

Support Worker - New Whittington - £12.84ph

Typical Shifts are: Mornings - 07:30-14:30 & Afternoons - 14:30-21:30 or Days 07:30-21:30. Sleep ins also required

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 Chapel Mews supported living service in New Whittington 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. We support 6 adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs. 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.

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.

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