Support Worker

Voyage-Care; Taunton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Evening/weekend pay supplement

Overtime premium

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card discounts

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care in Taunton is seeking a compassionate Support Worker to assist people with daily living tasks and personal care in a residential setting. You will work as part of a dynamic team, helping individuals gain independence and engage with their local community.

Typical shifts include early and late slots across Monday to Sunday, with weekend alternation. A driving license is preferred for service travel and activities in the community.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving license is required.
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans.
• Experience assisting individuals requiring enhanced support, including distress, mental health, autism, forensic histories and trauma.

Responsibilities

• Help individuals gain more independence in daily living.
• Assist with personal care and daily routines.
• Encourage community integration and participation in activities.

Job description

Support Worker – Taunton - £13.18 ph

Typical Shifts are: Monday - Sunday 08:00 - 20:30 working 3 shifts a week including alternate weekends

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 Female* 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 Taunton is a welcoming and friendly environment and 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.

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 requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma.

Why choose us?

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.

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