Support Workers

VOYAGE CARE; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pay for evenings and weekends

Premium overtime rates

Stream pay feature

Blue Light Card discounts

24/7/365 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks genuine, hands-on Support Workers to help people gain independence in daily life within a dynamic team. You will support with personal care, teaching life skills and enabling community access, with varied daily activities from bars and cinema to home-based tasks.

Applicants should have a full UK driving licence, be resilient and flexible, and comfortable working with individuals needing enhanced support and reflective practice.

Qualifications

• Experience with personal care and daily living support.
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviours of distress, mental health conditions, autism or trauma.
• Ability to follow and reflect on support plans and safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and daily living activities.
• Support people to access local communities and participate in activities.
• Encourage independence and new life skills in a nurturing team environment.

Skills

Driving license

Resilience

Flexibility

Reflective practice

Positive Behaviour Support

Education

Care-related qualifications preferred

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 Newcastle upon Tyne 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 requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, autism, forensic histories and people who have experienced trauma. 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.

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