Support Worker

VOYAGE CARE; Papworth Everard; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dedicated care provider in Papworth Everard is seeking a Female Support Worker to enhance the quality of life for individuals. You'll teach life skills, assist with personal care, and facilitate community engagement through activities. A resilient approach and experience with autism are essential. This position offers robust pay, including enhancements for evening and weekend work, along with various benefits including Wagestream for immediate access to earnings.

Benefits

Flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of pay as it is earned

Funded Blue Light Card for discounts

24/7/365 doctor line for colleagues

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice.
• Ability to adapt and maintain composure in challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Teach new life skills to support independence.
• Assist with personal care as required.
• Encourage and facilitate access to local communities.
• Socialise and organise activities, including walks and arts and crafts.
• Support the planning and implementation of Positive Behaviour Support plans.

Skills

Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans

Working with individuals with autism

Resilient and flexible approach

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Overview

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.

Responsibilities

• Teach new life skills to support independence
• Assist with personal care as required
• Encourage and facilitate access to local communities
• Socialise and organise activities, including walks and arts and crafts
• Support the planning and implementation of Positive Behaviour Support plans

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence
• Resilient, flexible and composed approach
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice
• Experience working with individuals with autism

Typical Shifts

7am‑2pm and 2pm‑9pm plus Sleep in. 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)

Pay

Support Worker – £12.55 up to £14.05 with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply)

Benefits

• Wagestream – 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 colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for colleagues and their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

Equality Statement

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.