Support Worker

Voyage Care; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Stream – draw pay up to 40%

Blue Light Card discounts

24/7/365 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care in Ilkeston is seeking a caring, hands-on Support Worker to help people achieve greater independence in daily life within a supportive team. Shifts are daytime, with a route that includes personal care, life skills development, and community activities.

Training and DBS checks are part of the process, with a focus on making a real difference in clients' lives. You will work to empower individuals, supporting them to access local services and participate in social activities, guided

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; passion to enhance quality of life for the people we support.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in daily life within a dynamic team.
• Assist with personal care and daily living activities.
• Encourage access to local communities and socialise with the people we support.
• Participate in activities and outings, e.g. bars, cinema or home-based activities.
• Aim to make a real difference, helping clients grow in confidence and independence.

Job description

Support Worker – Ilkeston - £12.72 up to £13.72 with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply)

Full Time - Day Support Worker
Typical Shifts are: Monday to Sunday - Days - 07.00-14.00 and 14.00-21.00

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)
• Stream – 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 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 Ilkeston 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.