Support Workers

VOYAGE CARE; Huish Episcopi; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening/weekend pay

Overtime pay improvements

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card discounts

Doctor line 24/7/365

Cash plans for you and family

Retirement leave benefits

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care in Langport, Somerset, is seeking caring Support Workers to help a fantastic group gain more independence. You’ll assist with personal care, encourage local community involvement, and join in activities to boost confidence in daily living.

Ideally you’ll have a full UK driving license, be flexible and resilient, and follow Positive Behaviour Support plans. Training and progression opportunities are offered in a sector-leading organisation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates passion for enhancing quality of life and wellbeing of the people supported.
• Ability to follow care plans and support individuals with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and daily living activities to promote independence.
• Encourage community access and participation in local activities and outings.
• Work as part of a team to deliver consistent, person-centred support.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Full UK driving license

Job description

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 residential service in Langport looks out over the Somerset levels. Family orientated, this beautiful old house has a warm and welcoming feel about it. We enable individuals with learning disabilities, autism, epilepsy and complex care needs including visual impairments. You can be sure that no two days will be the same! You'll be enhancing the lives of the people we support by assisting with personal care, encouraging them to access their local community including the pub and local shops and having fun by joining in with all manner of different activities. 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 ideally 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 requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, autism and people who have experienced trauma. Why choose us? You don't need to have experience to be a fantastic Support Worker, what you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support, a desire to learn and a genuine caring attitude. 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.
Typical Shifts are: working 40 hours a week over 4 shifts, between the hours of 07:00 - 20:30, including alternate weekends 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