Support Worker

Voyage-Care; Leyland; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 23,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wagestream

Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Overtime premium

Job summary

Voyage-Care is seeking a dedicated Support Worker for Leyland’s Calvert House, to help people gain independence and engage in daily activities. You will work within a friendly team to deliver person‑centred support across a mix of day and sleep‑in shifts.

We value care, resilience and a proactive attitude. Training will be provided, including Positive Behaviour Support, with DBS checks and references required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates genuine care and a passion for helping people gain independence.
• Able to work as part of a dynamic team to support a group of individuals.
• Experience or willingness to learn Positive Behaviour Support and reflective practice.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals to gain more independence in daily living.
• Assist with personal care and encourage community access and social activities.
• Plan and participate in activities, outings, and in-house entertainment.
• Promote life skills development and monitor progress with the team.

Skills

Caring

Team player

Resilient

Flexible

Positive Behaviour Support

Job description

Support Worker (35 hours per week) – Leyland – £12.72 per hour

Shifts are Monday to Sunday, 8:00am - 3:00pm, 3:00pm - 10:00pm - must also be able to cover 10:00pm - 8:00am and sleep ins when needed.

• 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 residential service, Calvert House in Leyland 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.

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 an acquired brain injury. We do consider those who are new to care but must be willing to complete our 2 week training programme.

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, 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.