Support Worker

Voyage Care; Fareham; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening and weekend pay +0.50

Premium overtime +£1 per hour

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card

24/7/365 doctor line

Cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care in Fareham is seeking a compassionate, resilient support worker to join our supported living service. The role focuses on building positive relationships, supporting adults aged 18–50, and promoting independence and community engagement.

Typical shifts are 7am–2pm or 2pm–10pm, with activities in home and wider community, including swimming and outings. Benefits include enhanced evening/weekend pay, Wagestream access, Blue Light Card, and career progression.

Qualifications

• Compassionate, resilient and confident support professional.
• Experience or background in mental health support desirable.
• Person-centered approach focused on promoting independence and community engagement.
• Ability to support adults aged 18–50 and handle behaviours that challenge.
• Understanding of safeguarding principles.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to access activities and community opportunities (e.g., swimming, zoo trips, trampoline parks).
• Organise and encourage participation in in-house activities ( healthy eating, games, bingo, karaoke, quiz nights).
• Assist with moving and handling and implement safety interventions where needed.

Job description

Support Worker – Fareham - £13.35ph

Typical Shifts are: 7am - 2pm or 2pm - 10pm

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

Our supported living service in Fareham are seeking a compassionate, resilient, and confident support professional to join their team. The successful candidate will have a strong personality, be able to build positive relationships, and feel comfortable supporting individuals who may present with behaviours that challenge.

A background in mental health support is desirable, along with a proactive, enthusiastic, and person-centred approach to supporting adults aged 18 to 50. The role requires someone who is passionate about promoting independence, community engagement, and meaningful activities both within the home and in the wider community.

You will support individuals to access a variety of activities, including swimming, trips to the zoo, trampoline parks, and other community-based opportunities. You will also be responsible for organising and encouraging participation in in-house activities such as healthy eating sessions, games, bingo, karaoke, and quiz nights.

Candidates must have a strong understanding of safeguarding principles and be committed to delivering high-quality, safe, and person-centred support. The role involves supporting individuals who require moving and handling assistance and may include implementing higher-level safety intervention strategies where appropriate.

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.