Support Worker-Female

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Coates; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening and weekend pay +50p

Premium overtime £1 per hour

Stream pay up to 40%

Blue Light Card discounts

24/7/365 doctor line

Cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Job summary

Voyage Care in Coates is seeking genuinely caring, hands-on Female Support Workers with epilepsy experience to help people gain independence in daily life and join a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people!

The role involves working in our supported living service, helping with personal care, teaching life skills, and encouraging social participation in local communities and activities. DBS checks apply and shifts include weekends.

Qualifications

• Epilepsy experience is essential.
• Be genuinely caring and hands-on in support roles.
• Able to work in a dynamic team with colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and daily living activities.
• Help the person gain independence and learn life skills.
• Encourage participation in local communities and activities (swimming, shopping, events).
• Follow Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice.

Skills

Epilepsy experience

Teamwork

Caring attitude

Supportive care

Job description

£12.84 up to £14.34 with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply)

Town : Coates, Whittlesey PE7

Typical Shifts are : Mon -Sun 8am-10pm

UK DL required

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)
• Stream – 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

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands‑on Female*Support Workers with Epilepsy experience 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 is a welcoming and friendly environment and you can be sure that no two days will be the same! You’ll be enhancing the life of the Lady we support by teaching new life skills, assisting with personal care, encouraging her to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of activities. Such as swimming, shopping and cheer leading.

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,

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 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, .

Why choose us?

You don’t need to have experience to be a fantastic Support Worker, what you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support, a desire to learn 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, 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.

* Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010