Support Worker

VOYAGE CARE; Hartford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK is seeking dedicated Female Support Workers to enhance the quality of life for individuals. The role involves supporting daily independence, engaging in community activities, and providing personal care. Full training and development opportunities are available, along with competitive pay and benefits. Flexible shifts include weekends and evenings, making it a rewarding opportunity to make a true difference in individuals' lives.

Benefits

Enhanced pay for evenings and weekends

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream - draw upon earned pay

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience with challenging behaviours and mental health needs.
• Ability to assist with personal care and teaching life skills.
• Resilient, flexible, and composed in approach.

Responsibilities

• Supporting individuals in daily life to gain independence.
• Engaging in community activities and socializing.
• Providing personal care and encouraging new skills.

Skills

Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans

Working with individuals with autism

Flexible and resilient approach

Experience with complex individuals

Job description

Overview

Support Worker

Town: Huntingdon £12.55ph

Full time : UK DL required

Typical Shifts

Typical Shifts: Mon-Sun 8am-3pm and 3pm-10pm plus Sleep in

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

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!

About Merlin Close

Our supported living service Merlin Close in Huntingdon 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 the local community playing football, the next you could be unwinding with them playing video games, watching films or arts and crafts.

Role impact

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.

Responsibilities and qualifications

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 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 with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

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.