Support Workers

VOYAGE CARE; Stapleford; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening/weekend pay +50p/hr

Premium overtime rates +£1/hr

Stream pay access (up to 40%)

Blue Light Card discounts

24/7/365 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Long service awards

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a dedicated female Support Worker at Bestwood, Nottingham, to help people gain independence and engage with their local community. You will support daily living activities, promote confidence, and participate in a variety of activities from outings to in-house leisure.

A UK driving licence to drive the service minibus is required, with DBS checks and training provided. The role offers sector-leading progression, with enhanced pay for evenings and weekends, overtime rates,

Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK driving license to drive the service minibus.
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice.
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including distress behaviours, mental health, autism, forensic histories and trauma.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care and daily living activities to promote independence.
• Encourage community access and socialisation through activities and outings.
• Teach life skills and support goal attainment for independence (e.g., cooking, budgeting).
• Work within a team to provide consistent, person-centred support and behaviour management.

Skills

Driving license (UK)

Resilience

Flexibility

Reflective practice

Positive Behaviour Support

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 home in Bestwood, Nottingham 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 for walks. 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 (to driver the service mini bus), 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. 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
  Female Support Worker - Bestwood, £12.72ph
• Full Time - 35 hours Driver is Required Typical Shifts are: Monday - Sunday 7.30am-1430pm, 14.30pm-21.30pm
• 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