Support Workers

VOYAGE CARE; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening & weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream

Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a caring, hands-on Support Worker to help people gain independence and improve quality of life at our Suez Rd supported living service in Cambridge. You’ll work with a dynamic team to teach life skills, assist with personal care, and encourage community involvement through activities and outings.

Applicants should have the right values, be resilient and flexible, and have experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans and working with individuals with autism.

Qualifications

• Experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice.
• Experience working with individuals with autism.
• Care about enhancing quality of life and independence.

Responsibilities

• Teach life skills and assist with personal care.
• Encourage access to local communities, socialising and activities.
• Support with daily living goals, like cooking dinner or going on holiday.
• Be part of a dynamic team at Suez Rd and ensure consistent care.

Skills

Resilience

Flexibility

PBS experience

Autism support

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 supported living service Suez Rd 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, 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 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. £13.13 up to £14.63 with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply) Town: Cambridge CB1 area Typical Shifts are Mon -Sun -7.30am-2.30pm and 2.30pm-9.30pm 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