Support Worker

Voyage Care; Retford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive care organization in Retford is seeking compassionate Support Workers to enhance the lives of individuals. The role involves assisting with daily tasks and encouraging independence. Flexible shifts are available, and prior experience is not required. Join us and make a real difference in your community while enjoying a range of benefits and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced pay for evenings and weekends

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Discounts with the Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line access

Cash plan for staff and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• No prior experience needed, just a passion for enhancing quality of life.
• Desire to learn and develop new skills.
• Empathy and genuine care for others.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals with personal care and daily tasks.
• Encourage social interaction and community access.
• Engage in various activities to enhance the lives of those supported.

Skills

Caring attitude

Ability to teach life skills

Teamwork

Job description

Support Worker Retford - £12.22 ph

Typical Shifts are: 07:30-14:30, 10:00-17:00 & 14:30-21:30 - long days 7:30-21:30 also available

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 male 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 Retford 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 and pubs, 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.

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