Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking compassionate Support Workers to join their dynamic team in Haywards Heath. In this rewarding role, you will enhance the lives of individuals by promoting independence and teaching essential life skills. You will work in a supportive environment where no two days are the same, helping clients engage with their communities and achieve their personal goals. This position offers excellent training and career progression opportunities, making it ideal for those passionate about making a difference in people's lives. If you are dedicated and eager to grow, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Support workers should hold a full UK driving license and have experience with autism and mental health needs.
• Candidates must be resilient, flexible, and composed in their approach.

Responsibilities

• Enhance the quality of life of individuals by teaching life skills and assisting with personal care.
• Encourage socialisation and community access for the people we support.

Skills

Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans

Experience working with individuals with autism

Resilience

Flexibility

Composure

Experience with challenging behaviours

Education

Full UK driving license

Job description

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Typical Shifts are: 7-12 hour shifts including a mixture of days, nights, and weekends.

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:

1. Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply).
2. Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply).
3. Wagestream giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
4. Funded Blue Light Card - hundreds of discounts at high street retailers.
5. 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families.
6. Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families.
7. Enhanced retirement leave.
8. 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 Haywards Heath 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.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference in 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 with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, 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.

* 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.