Support Worker

Voyage Care; Thurcaston; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening pay + weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card discounts

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a waking night support worker at Croft House, Thurcaston. You will support residents overnight from 9:30pm to 7:30am, helping them gain independence and participate in daily living activities. Typical shifts are Monday to Sunday with enhanced pay on evenings and weekends (+50p/hour), plus premium overtime rates (+£1/hour).

Wagestream and Blue Light Card benefits included. No prior experience required; training provided. DBS checks and references apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in care or support work is helpful.
• A caring, patient approach and good communication.
• Ability to work night shifts and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Support residents overnight to promote independence and daily living skills.
• Assist with personal care and medication support as required.
• Engage residents in activities and routines to ensure well-being.
• Record and report any changes in residents' needs to the supervisor.

Job description

Waking night support worker - £12.72 per hour

40 hours / Thurcaston

Typical Shifts are Monday - Sunday - 9:30pm - 7:30am

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 waking night 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 Croft House in Thurcaston 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, medication etc.

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 be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach, experience is preferred with following Positive Behavior Support plans and reflective practice as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behavior's of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma. Training Programme is included with those who are non-experienced and require support.

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.