Waking Night Support Worker

Voyage Care; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card

Doctor line

Cash plans

Retirement leave

Long service awards

Pay enhancements

Training & progression

Job summary

Voyage Care is seeking a compassionate Waking Night Support Worker for our Dinnington residential service. You will assist residents with daily routines, personal care, and community activities, helping to improve independence and quality of life.

The role involves night shifts (8pm–8am) and a 42-hour contract, with opportunities to feel valued within a supportive team. The role requires a full UK driving licence, flexibility to work weekends, and experience with Positive Behaviour Support and

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence is required.
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans.
• Demonstrates reflective practice and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Help people gain more independence in daily life.
• Assist with personal care and daily activities.
• Encourage access to local communities and engagement in activities.
• Support in local bars, pubs, cinema and other social settings.
• Provide care within a residential service in Dinnington.

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Positive Behaviour Support

Reflective practice

Experience with challenging behaviour

Mental health awareness

Autism awareness

Job description

Waking Night Support Worker – Dinnington - £13.46 to £14.96 with overtime and evening/weekend enhancements (Ts & Cs apply)

Shifts: 8pm-8am

Flexibility to work Monday-Sunday

42-Hour Contract

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

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 Dinnington 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 licence, 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.

We have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff and we offer sector leading career progression, so don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

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*