Support Worker

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

Job summary

A compassionate care organization in Urmston is seeking a Support Worker to enhance the quality of life for individuals. You will assist with daily activities and support independence while working within a dynamic team. Ideal candidates should be resilient, flexible, and possess a full UK driving licence. This role offers competitive pay and benefits, including enhanced rates for evenings and weekends.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

24/7/365 doctor line

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Qualifications

• Experience following Positive Behaviour Support plans.
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support.

Responsibilities

• Assist people to gain independence in daily living activities.
• Support individuals to access local communities and socialise.
• Plan and participate in recreational activities.

Skills

Resilience

Flexibility

Compassion

Education

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Overview

Support Worker Urmston - £12.22 ph

Typical Shifts are: 7:30am - 10:00pm and sleep ins, waking nights also available

Benefits and rewards

• 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

Role overview

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!

What you’ll do / Responsibilities

• Assist people to gain more independence in daily living activities and personal care
• Support individuals to access their local communities and socialise, and participate in activities
• Plan and participate in activities such as outings to local venues or in-home recreation (e.g., video games, movies, cinema)
• Work within a dynamic team to deliver person-centred support in a supported living setting
• Support individuals to achieve personal goals (e.g., cooking meals independently, planning holidays)

Qualifications and experience

• Full UK driving licence
• Resilient, flexible and composed in approach
• Experience following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviours of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You. If you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can provide the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We offer training from induction and through your career, with opportunities for promotion and progression and job security in a sector-leading organisation.

Training and progression

We have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff and 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