Support Workers

Voyage Care; Hollywater; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wagestream

Blue Light Card

Doctor line 24/7

Cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking genuinely caring Support Workers for our Headley Down residential service. You’ll help people gain independence, teach life skills, assist with personal care and encourage community engagement through activities and outings. The role values resilience, flexibility and experience with autism and complex needs, with DBS checks and references required.

A driving license is essential. Typical shifts include days with weekends; we offer sector-leading progression, DBS checks,

Qualifications

• Must hold full UK driving license.
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain independence in daily living.
• Teach life skills and assist with personal care.
• Encourage community access, socialising, and activities.
• Support outings to bars, pubs, cinema and other venues.
• Promote confidence and goal attainment for individual growth.

Skills

Driving license

Resilient

Flexible

Reflective practice

Autism experience

Tools

DBS checks

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 in Headley Down 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 bars and pubs, 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, complex needs 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. We have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff and we offer sector leading career progression, 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
  Male Support Worker - Headley Down -£13.25 up to £14.75 with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply)
• Typical Shifts are: Day Shifts 7am- 7pm - Including weekends on a rota Full & Part time hours available. 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