Support Worker-Female

Voyage Care; Melbourn; On-site; GBP 18,087 - 20,154; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening/weekend pay

Overtime pay uplift

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card funding

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care's residential service Bramley Ave in Melbourn is seeking a compassionate, hands-on Support Worker. You will help residents gain independence in daily life, within a friendly team, delivering person-centred support and meaningful activities.

Typical shifts include mornings and evenings, with potential weekends. A UK driving licence is required and training is provided to support individuals with autism, brain injury and complex needs.

Qualifications

• UK driving licence required.
• Experience/ability to support people with autism, brain injury and complex needs preferred.
• Flexible, resilient and team‑oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Help residents gain independence in daily living.
• Assist with personal care and encourage community participation.
• Support individuals with activities, socialising and community outings.
• Work within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people.

Skills

UK driving licence

Job description

Support Worker

Town -Melbourn

Support Worker - Bramley Ave - £13.13 up to £14.63 with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply)

Typical Shifts are Mon -Sun 7am-2pm and 2pm-9pm

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)
• 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 Female* Support Worker 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 Bramley Ave in Melbourn 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 community, the next you could be unwinding with them doing 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, and complex needs.

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.