Support Worker

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

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card discounts

24/7 doctor line for colleagues and/or

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for our Uttoxeter residential service. You will help people gain more independence in daily living and work with a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of residents.

Role involves assisting with personal care, encouraging community access and social activities, and supporting activities from meals to outings and cinema trips. We offer rota-based shifts, DBS checks, and opportunities for development within a sector leading organisation.

Responsibilities

• Help residents gain more independence in daily living.
• Assist with personal care.
• Encourage access to local communities and social activities.
• Support with meals, outings, and leisure activities.

Job description

Support Worker – Uttoxeter - £12.72

Drivers Preferred - Full UK licence

Typical Shifts are: Required to work on a rota basis; Monday to Sunday, covering the following shifts - Early shifts: 8:00am-3:00pm and Late shifts: 3:00pm-10:00pm (long days also available)

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 residential service in Uttoxeter 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 at the seaside, the next you could be swimming, going for a walk 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.