Support Worker

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

Job summary

A supported living service in Wem seeks dedicated Support Workers to enhance the quality of life for individuals. You will assist clients in gaining independence, providing personal care, and engaging in social activities. Ideal candidates will have experience with autism and mental health challenges, and a full UK driving licence is preferred. This role offers a variety of shifts and a dynamic environment where each day is unique. Join us to make a meaningful impact on the lives of those we support, while also enjoying great benefits and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream for early access to pay

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Must have a full UK manual driving licence (preferred).
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice.
• Experience working with individuals with challenging behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Enhancing the quality of life of the people supported.
• Helping people gain independence in their daily lives.
• Assisting with personal care and social activities.

Skills

Experience with individuals with autism

Experience with acquired brain injury

Experience with mental health needs

Resilience

Flexibility

Composure

Job description

Support Worker Wem - £12.22 ph

Shifts

• 08:00am – 16:00pm
• 14:00pm – 22:00pm

Drivers Required: MUST have full UK licence

Benefits

• 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

Responsibilities

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!

Our residential service in Wem 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.

Qualifications

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 manual driving licence (preferred), 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 with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

Why choose us?

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.

Growth and Support

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.