Support Workers

VOYAGE CARE; Bolsover; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Evening/weekend pay

Overtime premium

Stream pay

Blue Light Card

Doctor line

Cash plans

Retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking caring, hands-on Support Workers at Linnet Mews in Clowne, Chesterfield. You will help residents gain independence, teach life skills, assist with personal care and encourage community participation in daily life.

Join a team that supports individuals with Autism, acquired brain injury and mental health needs, offering reflective practice, meaningful activities, and a clear path for development and progression in a sector-leading organisation.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Resilient, flexible and composed in approach.
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans.
• Experience with autism and acquired brain injury.
• Experience with challenging behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in daily living.
• Teach new life skills and assist with personal care.
• Encourage access to local communities and social activities.
• Support with outings to restaurants, appointments, and leisure activities.
• Promote goal achievement and confidence through support at Linnet Mews.

Skills

Driving licence

Resilience

Flexibility

Reflective practice

Positive Behaviour Support

Autism awareness

Acquired brain injury

Mental health experience

Challenging behaviours

Job description

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 ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) service - Linnet Mews in Clowne, Chesterfield 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 restaurants and attending appointments, 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 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 with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic 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.

£13.22 per hour up to £14.72 per hour with overtime and nights/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply) Typical Shifts: 7:30am - 2:30pm, 2:30pm - 9:30pm and 9:30pm - 7:30am. Candidates must be flexible to work from Monday to Sunday. 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
• Long service awards