Support Worker

Voyage Care; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an

Premium overtime rates at an

Stream – pay access up to 40% when/as

Funded Blue Light Card – discounts at高

24/7/365 doctor line for colleagues

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Job summary

Voyage Care seeks compassionate Support Workers to help people gain independence in daily life within our Crewe service. You will join a small team, teach life skills, assist with personal care where needed, and help people access their local community and activities.

We value resilience, flexibility and excellent communication, including de‑escalation. A full UK driving license is preferred. DBS checks and references will be required.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence is required.
• Resilient, flexible and composed in approach.
• Experience with individuals requiring enhanced support.
• Excellent communications skills including de‑escalation.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain independence in daily life within supported living setting.
• Teach life skills and assist with activities and outings.
• Encourage community access and social participation.
• Work in a small team to reduce behaviours of distress.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Teamwork

Driving license

Job description

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)
• Stream – 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

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 Crewe is a welcoming and friendly environment and you can be sure that no two days will be the same! You’ll be enhancing the life of a person we support by teaching them new life skills, assisting with limited personal care, encouraging them to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of activities. One day you could be out with the person we support in the local Bingo hall and shopping, the next you could be unwinding with them completing crafts, 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 behaviours of distress. The support worker must have excellent communications skills, this includes verbal de‑escalation that may be needed at any given time. The support worker must work well in a small team and communicate well with them at all times to ensure behaviours of distress are reduced.

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.

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