Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Oldcotes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking compassionate Support Workers to enhance the quality of life for individuals in their care. In this dynamic role, you'll assist clients in gaining independence, from daily activities to social outings, ensuring no two days are alike. With a strong emphasis on personal development and a supportive team environment, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives. If you have a caring attitude and a passion for helping others, this role offers a fulfilling career path with excellent training and progression opportunities. Join us in making a positive impact today!

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Passion for enhancing quality of life for supported individuals.
• Ability to follow Positive Behaviour Support plans.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in gaining independence and life skills.
• Assist with personal care and encourage social activities.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Flexibility

Experience with learning disabilities

Experience with mental health

Education

None required

Job description

Support Worker Worksop - £12.22 per hour

Typical Shifts are: Monday to Sunday, 7:30am - 2:30pm and 2:30pm - 9:30pm. Long days - 7:30am - 9:30pm

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 etc.
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 Adult Residential Service, Rivers in Worksop 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 restaurants and attending appointments, 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, be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach, preferably have experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans & reflective practice, as well as working with individuals with learning disabilities, mental health and requiring enhanced support.

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.

* 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 .