Support Worker

Jobtrain; Leeds; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Evening & weekend pay

Overtime pay

Wagestream

Blue Light Card

Doctor line 24/7

Cash plans

Retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care in Wortley (Leeds) is seeking caring Support Workers on a shift-based pattern including early, afternoon, and night hours to support people in a Wortley service.

You will help individuals gain independence, assist with personal care, encourage community involvement, and participate in activities; a driving license is preferred for this role.

Qualifications

• Be genuinely caring with a hands-on approach to support.
• Hold a full UK driving license and be resilient, flexible and composed.
• Experience with individuals needing enhanced support, including behavioural distress, mental health, autism, or trauma.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in daily living and participate in activities.
• Teach life skills, assist with personal care, and encourage community engagement.

Job description

Support Worker – Wortley - £12.72ph

Typical Shifts are: 8am -2pm, 2pm -10pm, 8am -7pm, 10pm and 8am (wake night) Nights may be a requirement of this role.

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 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 supported living service in Wortley 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 watching films or going into the local community.

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.

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, as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, autism, and people who may have experienced trauma.

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 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.