Support Worker-Female

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

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening/weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Stream pay access

Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking genuinely caring, hands‑on female support workers to enhance the quality of life for the people we support at Merlin Close, Huntingdon. You’ll help residents gain independence, teach life skills and assist with activities, with emphasis on personal care and community engagement.

Shifts include 8am-3pm, 3pm-10pm Mon-Sun with sleep-in options. DBS checks and references apply; prior experience with complex needs is valued. Competitive pay and benefits highlighted above.

Qualifications

• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice.
• Experience working with individuals with autism, acquired brain injury and mental health needs.
• Ability to be resilient, flexible and composed.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in daily life and teach new life skills.
• Assist with personal care and encourage community access and social activities.

Job description

£13.13 up to £14.63 with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply)

Uk DL required

Typical Shifts: Mon-Sun 8am-3pm and 3pm-10pm plus Sleep in

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 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 Merlin Close in Huntingdon 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 the local community playing football, the next you could be unwinding with them playing video games, watching films or arts and crafts.

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 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, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.

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.

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.