Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Papworth Everard; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Support Worker, where your passion for enhancing lives will shine. In this dynamic role, you will support individuals in gaining independence through daily activities, personal care assistance, and community engagement. Your work will directly impact the lives of those you support, making each day unique and fulfilling. With a commitment to staff development and a range of benefits, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to grow in a caring environment. If you're dedicated to making a difference, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with autism is essential.
• Must hold a full UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in gaining independence and life skills.
• Assist with personal care and encourage community access.

Skills

Experience with autism

Positive Behaviour Support plans

Resilience

Flexibility

Composed approach

Education

Full UK driving license

Job description

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Typical Shifts are: 7am-2pm and 2pm-9pm plus Sleep in

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 Female* Support Worker 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 Papworth Everard 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 the community going out for walks or supporting them with arts and crafts. 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 and reach 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, have experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice as well as experience working with individuals with autism.

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 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