Support Worker

Job Description

Support Worker – Hythe- £12.34\\nAll Support Workers need to be aware that they will be working across x3 Schemes Locations\\nTypical Shifts are : Weekday, Weekends and Sleep ins, Rotas can vary\\nJoin Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:\\n• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)\\n• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)\\n• Wagestream – giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.\\n• Funded Blue Light Card – hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.\\n• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families\\n• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families\\n• Enhanced retirement leave\\n• Long service awards\\nWe’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands-on Female and Male 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!\\nOur supported living service in Folkestone 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 minimal personal care, promoting as much independency as possible, socialising and doing lots of activities.

No day is ever the same 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.\\nWe’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.\\nThis 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.\\nWe’re interested in our Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. Our Support Workers must 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 with autism, complex individuals with mental health needs, traumatic backgrounds and challenging behaviours.\\n\\nWhy choose us?\\nWe 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.\\nWe 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.\\nWe 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!\\nAll applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.\\nWe 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.\\nWe 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!\\nAll applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references