Support Worker

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£26,707 a year

Bulwell

Location

Full-time

Job type

Permanent

Contract type

On-site

Work setup

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In brief

This support worker role assists individuals in a supported living environment to gain independence and confidence in their daily lives. The work involves teaching life skills, providing personal care and facilitating social activities to help residents meet their personal goals.

Best for

Support workers experienced with autism, brain injury or complex mental health needs.

Non-negotiable

Satisfactory DBS check required.

Worth knowing

The role requires working a variety of shifts including days, evenings and waking nights.

What you need

Required

  • Caring attitude

    Strongly implied by the listing

  • Resilience

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Flexibility

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Composure

    Clearly required in the listing

Preferred

  • Autism support experience

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Brain injury support

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Mental health support

    Clearly required in the listing

  • Challenging behaviour support

    Clearly required in the listing

Your day-to-day

  • Assist with personal care

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Teach new life skills

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Facilitate community access

    Clearly stated in the job description.

  • Engage in daily activities

    Clearly stated in the job description.

Experience expected

Level

Entry level

Based on what the listing states

Years of experience

0 years

of relevant experience stated for this role

Clearly stated in the listing

Evidence from the listing

Supports level and years

“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 attit…”

What's on offer

Enhanced evening and weekend pay
Premium overtime rates
Flexible pay access
Funded Blue Light Card
24/7 doctor line
Access to cash plans
Enhanced retirement leave
Long service awards
Full job description (from employer)⌄

Day Support Worker - 35 hours per week Full time Shifts - 7am-3pm, 3pm-10pm 0r 7am-10pm. Waking night 10pm-7am 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 Night 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 Bulwell 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 a walk. 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 be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach, experience working with individuals with autism, acquired brain injury, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours. Why choose us? 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! 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

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