Support Workers

Voyage Care; Southampton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pay for evenings & weekends

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream access

Blue Light Card discounts

Doctor line 24/7/365

Cash plans for colleagues & families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a dedicated Senior Support Worker to help the people we support gain greater independence and to assist the Manager with day-to-day supervision and service management. You will lead shifts, coordinate training, induct new colleagues and supervise staff while ensuring medication is ordered and finances are managed.

You will provide comprehensive daily living support, including moving and handling, personal care, meal prep, and community activities, with a strong focus on

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Support Worker.
• Level 3 Health & Social Care qualification.
• Experience supporting individuals with enhanced support needs.
• Sleep-in shifts are required.
• Full UK manual driving licence is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Allocate shifts and coordinate training.
• Induct new colleagues and support staff supervisions.
• Order medications and assist with finances for the people we support.
• Provide person-centred daily living support including moving and handling, personal care, meal preparation and household tasks.
• Support attendance at medical appointments, leisure activities and house/team meetings.
• Provide one-to-one and two-to-one support during meals and in the local community.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Health & safety

Education

Level 3 Health & Social Care

Job description

As a Senior Support Worker with us, you'll help the people we support gain greater independence in their daily lives while assisting the Manager with the day-to-day supervision and management of the service. Your responsibilities may include allocating shifts, coordinating training, inducting new colleagues, supporting staff supervisions, ordering medication, and ensuring the people we support are assisted to manage their finances. While you'll take on additional leadership responsibilities, you'll never lose sight of why you chose this career. Our Senior Support Workers remain at the heart of delivering high-quality, person-centred support every day. In the role, you will provide support with a range of daily living activities, including moving and handling, personal care, medication administration, meal preparation, household tasks, attending medical appointments, key worker sessions, leisure activities, and participation in house and team meetings. A significant aspect of the role involves providing both one-to-one and two-to-one support during mealtimes and while accessing the local community. You will be comfortable supporting adults who may display verbal or physical behaviours that challenge and able to adapt your communication approach to meet individual needs, including supporting people who are non-verbal.

We're interested in Senior Support Workers who have both the right experience and the right values. To be successful in this role, you should have previous experience as a Senior Support Worker, hold a Level 3 qualification in Health & Social Care, and have experience supporting individuals with enhanced support needs. You will also play an active role in maintaining health and safety within the home. Sleep-in shifts are required as part of this role, and a full UK manual driving licence is highly desirable.

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)
• 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