Support Worker

VOYAGE CARE; Wendy; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Melbourn is seeking a passionate Support Worker to enhance the lives of those in care. This role involves teaching life skills, assisting with personal care, and supporting individuals in community activities. Ideal candidates will have experience with autism and complex needs. Competitive pay, benefits, and career progression opportunities offered.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Funded Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues' families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long-service awards

Qualifications

• Experience following Positive Behaviour Support plans.
• Experience with individuals with autism and acquired brain injury.
• Ability to teach new life skills.

Responsibilities

• Help individuals gain independence in daily life.
• Support individuals in social activities and personal care.
• Assist in teaching life skills like cooking.

Skills

Resilience

Flexibility

Experience with autism

Experience with complex needs

Job description

We're on the hunt for a genuinely caring, hands‑on Support Worker with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. As a support worker with us you’ll help people gain more independence in their daily lives while working within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people. Our residential service Bramley Ave in Melbourn is a welcoming and friendly environment and no two days will be the same! You’ll enhance 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 the community, the next you could be unwinding with them doing arts and crafts. This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to somebody’s life and to help them grow in confidence and independence so that they meet their goals, whether that 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, have experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice, as well as experience working with individuals with autism, acquired brain injury and complex needs.

Why choose us? We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You. So long as you’ve got the passion to make somebody’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.

Support Worker – Bramley Ave – £12.55 up to £14.05 with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply). Typical shifts are Mon‑Sun 7 am‑2 pm and 2 pm‑9 pm. UK Manual DL required to drive service vehicles. 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