Support Worker

Jobtrain; Swaffham; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wagestream

Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care in Swaffham is seeking a Support Worker to help individuals gain greater independence, in a welcoming team environment. You will assist with daily living tasks and empower clients to reach personal goals.

The role emphasizes genuine care, a passion for improving quality of life, and learning and development opportunities within a supportive organization. A driving license is not explicitly required here, but driving duties may be part of certain shifts.

Qualifications

• Genuinely caring and hands-on attitude for supporting others.
• Desire to learn and grow in a role focused on improving quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in their daily lives within a dynamic team.
• Teach life skills and assist with personal care.
• Encourage access to local communities, socialise, and engage in activities.
• Assist with shopping, cooking, and supporting personal goals.

Job description

Support Worker – Swaffham - pay rate £13.05 per hour

Typical Shifts are: Monday - Sunday 7am-2pm, 2pm-9pm , Waking nights are 9pm-7am ( provided 4 weeks in advance )

Please note that a full UK driving license is required as part of this role.

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!

At our supported living service in Swaffham, we support 3 females and 1 male, it 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 shopping in town, the next you could be unwinding with them cooking, watching films or helping to reach a personal goal.

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.

Why choose us?

We’re interested in our Support Workers having the the right values! 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