Support Worker

Voyage Care; Newport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking Support Workers in Newport to enhance quality of life for individuals in a welcoming environment. Responsibilities include supporting daily activities and encouraging independence. The ideal candidate will have a caring attitude, resilience, and experience with mental health conditions or autism. Excellent training and career growth opportunities await, making this an ideal role for those passionate about making a difference.

Benefits

Enhanced pay for evenings and weekends

Premium overtime rates

Flexible pay through Wagestream

Blue Light Card discounts

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Full UK manual driving licence is required.
• Experience following Positive Behaviour Support plans.
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in daily life and activities.
• Teach new life skills and encourage independence.
• Accompany individuals in social and recreational activities.

Skills

Caring attitude

Resilience

Flexibility

Experience with mental health conditions

Experience with autism

Job description

Support Worker Newport - £12.60ph

Typical Shifts are: Monday to Sunday 8:15am - 3:15pm / 3:15pm - 9:00pm

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 Newport 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, pubs, bike riding, 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 hold a full UK manual driving licence, 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 requiring enhanced support, including behaviour’s of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who 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 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.