Support Workers

VOYAGE CARE; Worrall; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced evening and weekend pay 50p/h

Premium overtime rates £1/hour

Wagestream

Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Cash plans for colleagues and families

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Job summary

Voyage Care in Wortley is seeking genuinely caring, hands-on Support Workers to help people gain more independence in daily life within a welcoming team. You’ll support with activities, personal care, and developing life skills, while encouraging community involvement.

You’ll accompany people on outings, help them access local services, and build confidence to meet personal goals. A full UK driving licence is required; shifts vary, including days, evenings, and wake nights.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence is required.
• Be resilient, flexible and composed in approach.
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour of distress, mental health conditions, autism, and people who may have experienced trauma.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain independence in daily living.
• Assist with personal care and developing life skills.
• Encourage access to local communities, socialise and take part in activities.
• Support with meals, outings and achieving personal goals.

Skills

Driving license

Experience with challenging behaviours

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 supported living service in Wortley 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 watching films or going into the local community. 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, as well as experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviour's of distress, mental health conditions, autism, and people who may 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.

Support Worker - Wortley - £12.72ph Typical Shifts are: 8am -2pm, 2pm -10pm, 8am -7pm, 10pm and 8am (wake night) Nights may be a requirement of this role. 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