Support Worker

Voyage Care; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking caring and dedicated Female Support Workers to enhance the lives of individuals in Folkestone. The role involves assisting with daily activities, teaching life skills, and fostering independence in a supportive environment. No experience is necessary, just a passion for making a difference.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream for early pay access

Discounts with Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line for employees and families

Access to cash plans for employees and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• No prior experience needed, just a genuine caring attitude.
• Desire to learn and enhance the lives of others is essential.

Responsibilities

• Helping individuals gain independence in daily lives.
• Assisting with personal care and life skills.
• Encouraging social interaction and engagement in activities.

Skills

Caring attitude

Ability to work in a team

Passion for enhancing quality of life

Job description

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Full time
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 Female* 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 Folkestone 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.

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.

* 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