Support Worker

Jobtrain; Winnersh; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pay for evenings and weekends

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Long service awards

Enhanced retirement leave

Job summary

Jobtrain in Winnersh is seeking a Female Support Worker to help residents gain more independence through personal care, life skills and community activities. The role involves hands-on support within a residential service, in a team, and requires a full UK driving licence.

You’ll receive enhanced pay for evenings and weekends, overtime rates, Wagestream access to draw earned wages, and discounts through the Blue Light Card, plus 24/7 doctor support and long service awards.

Qualifications

• Previous care or support experience is beneficial.
• Ability to work as part of a dynamic care team.
• Willingness to support residents to gain independence.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and daily living activities.
• Support residents to learn life skills and access local communities.
• Engage residents in activities such as arts, sports and outings.
• Promote independence and confidence through daily routines.

Skills

Empathy and care

Personal care

Team collaboration

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Female Support Worker – Winnersh - £12.74p/h

Shifts: 7am-2pm, 2pm-9pm, 7am - 9pm including every other weekend.

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 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 Winnersh 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 doing art activities, sports, beauty therapy, attending courses, swimming, bike riding all for the benefit of the people they support.

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. Due to service requirements, the successful candidate should hold a full UK driving licence.

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.

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.