Support Worker

Voyage Care; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Tees Valley is seeking passionate Female Support Workers to assist individuals in daily living activities and enhance their independence. This role involves a dynamic environment where you will support personal care and socializing, making a significant difference in the lives of those you care for. If you have a caring attitude and a passion for improving others' lives, you are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Access to cash plans

Employer-funded Blue Light Card

Health support line

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving license.
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans is essential.
• Ability to deal with behaviors of distress and mental health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assist individuals in gaining independence in daily tasks.
• Support participants with personal care and social activities.
• Enhance life skills through various activities and outings.

Skills

Caring attitude

Experience with mental health conditions

Resilience

Flexibility

Driver's license

Job description

Overview

Support Worker – Darlington - £12.22 per hour. Typical Shifts are: Monday to Sunday - 7:30am - 2:30pm, 2:30pm - 9:30pm and 9:30pm - 7:30am.

What we offer

• 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

About the role

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 adult residential service - Bewick House in Darlington 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.

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 and mental health conditions.

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