Support Worker

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

Job summary

A leading care provider in Wisbech is seeking Female Support Workers dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals. The role includes teaching life skills and assisting with personal care in a dynamic team environment. Candidates should have experience with complex needs and a full UK driving manual license. Competitive pay at £12.55 per hour with additional benefits including enhanced pay rates and a 24/7 doctor line.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream

Blue Light Card discounts

24/7 doctor line

Access to cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience as a Support Worker with a genuine caring attitude and passion to improve quality of life.
• Demonstrated ability to follow Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice.
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support and complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in daily living and teach life skills.
• Work within a dynamic team to support a group of people.
• Assist individuals to meet personal goals like cooking dinner.

Skills

Caring attitude

Experience with complex needs

Reflective practice

Resilience

Flexibility

Job description

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! Our supported living service in Wisbech 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.

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 driving manual license, 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 requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma.

Why choose us? You need to have experience and be a fantastic Support Worker, with the passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support 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.

Responsibilities

• Support workers will help people gain more independence in daily living, teach life skills, assist with personal care, encourage access to local communities, socialise and participate in activities.
• Work within a dynamic team to support a group of people and enhance their quality of life.
• Participate in activities outside the home (e.g., local bars, pubs, cinema) and at home (e.g., games, movies).
• Follow Positive Behaviour Support plans and engage in reflective practice; provide support for individuals with distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and trauma.
• Assist individuals to meet personal goals (e.g., cooking dinner, going on holiday).
• Hold a full UK driving manual license, as required by the service.
• Be resilient, flexible and composed in approach.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience as a Support Worker with a genuine caring attitude and passion to improve quality of life.
• Demonstrated ability to follow Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice.
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support and complex needs.
• Willingness to undergo satisfactory DBS checks and provide references.
• Typical shifts include 7.30–2.30, 2.30–9.30, and waking nights 9.30–7.30am.
• Some roles may require male or female employees only, where indicated, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.

Benefits & Additional Information

• Salary: £12.55 per hour (Wisbech)
• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (terms apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (terms apply)
• Wagestream - ability to draw on up to 40% of earned pay
• Blue Light Card – discounts at high street retailers
• 24/7/365 doctor line for colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for colleagues and their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards