Support Worker

Voyage Care; Edlington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A care services provider in Edlington seeks a Support Worker to enhance the quality of life for individuals through personal care, community engagement, and skills development. Ideal candidates are compassionate with experience in mental health and diverse needs. A full UK driving license is required. Join a supportive team offering career progression and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Health insurance options

Retirement benefits

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including autism and trauma histories.
• Resilient and composed in approach to care.
• Willingness to engage in community activities.

Responsibilities

• Help individuals gain more independence in daily life.
• Assist with personal care and life skills training.
• Encourage social engagement and community access.

Skills

Caring and hands-on approach

Ability to enhance independence

Experience with mental health conditions

Ability to follow Positive Behaviour Support plans

Flexibility and resilience

Full UK driving license

Job description

Role

Support Worker – Edlington - £12.96 per hour

Shifts

• 14 hour days - 7.30am - 9.30pm
• Split shifts:
• 7.30am - 2.30pm
• 2.30pm-9.30pm

Rewards and benefits

• 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

About the role

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 Edlington 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, 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 requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma.

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