Support Workers

VOYAGE CARE; Norton Fitzwarren; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A care service provider is seeking a dedicated Senior Support Worker in Norton Fitzwarren to enhance the quality of life for our clients. The role involves supervising daily operations, supporting individuals with various needs, and leading a dynamic team. Candidates should have experience as a Senior Support Worker and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care. The position offers a supportive environment, competitive pay, and significant opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream for pay flexibility

Funded Blue Light Card discounts

24/7 doctor line access

Access to family cash plans

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker is ideal.
• Experience with individuals requiring enhanced support.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a passion for helping others.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Manager with the day-to-day supervision of the service.
• Support individuals in gaining more independence.
• Allocate shifts and book training for staff.

Skills

Experience as a Senior Support Worker

Understanding of mental health conditions

Ability to support individuals with autism

Education

Level 3 in Health & Social Care

Job description

Senior Support Worker – Norton Fitzwarren – £14.93 ph

Senior Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support are at the heart of our management teams. We're currently searching for a fantastic Senior Support Worker to join us in leading our nursing service in Norton Fitzwarren. Set in large grounds with its own fruit trees and walled garden, it has a welcoming and friendly environment with a dynamic team that supports a fantastic group of people! As a Senior Support Worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst assisting the Manager with the day-to-day supervision and management of the service. You could be allocating shifts, booking in training, inducting new colleagues, supporting with supervision's, ordering medication and ensuring the people we support are supported to manage their finances. You'll never lose sight of why you choose to do this, as our Seniors are still at the heart of providing day-to-day support.

We're interested in our Senior Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Seniors should ideally have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker and a Level 3 in Health & Social Care as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, acquired brain injury, autism and people who have experienced trauma.

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. Don’t hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

Typical shifts are: working three shifts a week from 07:00 – 19:30, 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