Support Worker

Voyage-Care; Reading; On-site; GBP 17,550 - 19,630; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wagestream

Blue Light Card

24/7/365 doctor line

Cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Evening/weekend pay enhancements

Premium overtime rates

Job summary

Voyage Care in Reading is seeking a Female Support Worker for the Caversham service. Typical shifts include 7am–2pm, 2pm–9pm or 7am–9pm, with pay £12.74–£14.25 per hour plus overtime and evening/weekend enhancements. A valid full UK driving licence is required to drive our vehicles.

You will help residents gain independence, learn daily life skills and participate in community activities within a friendly team. We offer a range of staff benefits and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid Full UK driving licence to drive our vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in their daily lives and teach them new life skills.
• Assist with personal care and encourage access to local communities, socialising and activities.
• Work within a dynamic team to support a group of people and improve their quality of life.

Job description

Female Support Worker – Caversham £12.74 to £14.25 with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply)

Typical Shifts are: 7am - 2pm, 2pm - 9pm or 7am - 9pm

MUST have a valid Full UK driving licence to drive our vehicles

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 residential service in Caversham 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.

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 driving license, be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach, have experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice.

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.