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Support Worker

On-site in Longhope·Full-time·Added 10 days ago (last checked 3 Oct)

Voyage Care

326 open roles

Overview

Job details

  • Permanent contract

    Full-time.

  • Apply by Thursday 29 October

    The date the employer’s listing closes.

Requirements

What we're looking for

**It is preferable to have held a UK Manual Driving License and be over age of 21 in order to drive our vehicle to go out on activities***

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, 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.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

Pay Rate starts at: £12.84 - £14.84 (Ts & Cs apply)

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

The role

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 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

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.

How you'll work

Location: Longhope (please be aware you may need transport to get to Longhope as public transport does not get you to shift on time)

Contract: 35hrs
Typical Shifts are: a mixture: 7am - 14:00 and 14:00 - 21:00

Activities in house are

  • Trips out - E.g. Butterfly park, Safari parks, Beach and anything the people show an interest to partake in.
  • Holidays
  • Arts and Crafts
  • In house parties for special occasions
  • Gardening
  • Walks and picnics
  • Coffee shops
  • Daily drives out

About Voyage Care

Industry
Learning Disability and Autism Support

In their own words

About the company & team

You don't need to have experience to be a fantastic Support Worker, what you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support, a desire to learn and a genuine caring attitude.

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!

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