Support Worker

Voyage Care; Darrington; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Overtime premium

Wagestream

Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a supportive, hands-on Support Worker for our Darrington service. You will help people gain more independence in daily activities, work in a welcoming team, and assist with personal care while encouraging access to local communities and activities. Typical shifts include various hours on a rota, with some night work possible.

A full UK driving license (manual vehicle) is required. We offer enhanced pay for evenings/weekends, overtime premiums, Wagestream access, and other

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving license and be able to drive a manual service vehicle.
• Passion for enhancing quality of life and a genuine caring attitude.
• Ability to work as part of a supportive, hands-on team.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in their daily lives.
• Work within a dynamic team to support a group of people in our care.
• Assist with personal care and encourage engagement with local communities and activities.

Job description

Support Worker - Darrington - £12.72 ph

Typical Shifts are: 8am till 4pm or 4pm till 10pm or 8am till 10pm on a rota basis provided 4 weeks in advance - night shift may be required .

This post requires applicant to hold a full UK driving license and be able to drive a manual service vehicle..

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 Darrington 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 having a meal out , the next you could be unwinding with them in service doing activities, 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 and be able to support individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, autism and people who may 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.