Support Worker

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

Job summary

A leading care provider in the UK seeks a passionate Support Worker to join their team in Uttoxeter. In this role, you'll make a significant difference in the lives of the people you support, aiding them in gaining independence and participating in community activities. The position offers flexible shifts, comprehensive training, and excellent career progression opportunities. Ideal candidates will possess a caring attitude and a valid UK driving license, ensuring they can fully engage in the lives of those they assist.

Benefits

Enhanced pay for weekends and evenings

Premium overtime rates

Health benefits for colleagues and families

Long service awards

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• A valid full UK driving license is mandatory.
• A genuine caring attitude is essential for the role.
• Experience in supporting individuals with diverse needs is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily support and assistance to individuals.
• Teach life skills and promote independence.
• Assist with personal care and engage in activities.

Skills

Driving License

Caring attitude

Teamwork

Job description

Support Worker – Uttoxeter - £12.22

Drivers Required - Full UK licence

Typical Shifts are: Required to work on a rota basis; Monday to Sunday, covering the following shifts - Early shifts: 8:00am-3:00pm and Late shifts: 3:00pm-10:00pm (long days also available)

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 Uttoxeter 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 at the seaside, the next you could be swimming, going for a walk 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.

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.